Life is like a cup of tea, sweet and bitter, it is advisable to sit still and enjoy the slow pace.
a tea house in 798
Schlagwort: Ruhe
人生若茶甘苦一念。宜靜坐且慢品.
Inbox Whatever.
As a result of following the advice in this book, your bedroom might get messier, your in-box might start to develop a backlog, and people might stop praising you so much for your work ethic. You’ll know that you’ve really made progress in unlearning the Laziness Lie when each of these changes feels comfortable and natural rather than threatening.
Nothing is better than something.
The Laziness Lie is rooted in capitalism and a particularly harsh breed of Christianity, and it preaches that salvation comes from hard work. That belief system carries over into how we talk about productivity, effort, and achievement. It teaches us to view idle time as a waste and to try to constantly keep ourselves occupied. It leads us to assume that there is more virtue in doing something than there is in doing nothing, no matter what that “something” is.
Wasting time is a basic human need.
I also came to see how the thing that we call “laziness” is often actually a powerful self-preservation instinct. When we feel unmotivated, directionless, or “lazy,” it’s because our bodies and minds are screaming for some peace and quiet.
Gesundheitsquarantäne.
Da blieb nur eins: sich in sich selbst zurückziehen und schweigen, solange die andern fieberten und tobten.
Stefan Zweig: Die Welt von Gestern (1944)