MC Roberts (Disappear In Ink)’s Reviews > The Lost Art of Doing Nothing: How the Dutch Unwind with Niksen > Status Update

You are not a load-bearing wall. You’re dispensable, and are allowed to take breaks instead of trying so hard.

Ok, so you CAN’T “do” niksen because it’s just supposed to be “something you slip into” and noticed it happened afterward. And every part of this book is “here’s an example of what doing nothing is or could be…but oh, by the way, that’s not niksen.” Pardon me while I go scream because this book is wordy and gets nowhere.

Ok, so…niksen is looked down upon and has tons of rude names attached to people who do nothing? But we should like it? I’m confused.