Nixing Busywork With Niksen
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You know those expressions like, "do more by doing less" and "work smarter not harder"? Bush league. In this episode we reveal the true secret to doing more: doing nothing. To much of the world, it's a bafflingly paradoxical truth. To the Dutch, it's simply called niksen.
Articles and Books Mentioned in the Episode:
Niksen: Why the Dutch concept of doing nothing is the key to happiness - The Times
How I learnt the Dutch art of doing nothing - The Times
Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos, with an Introduction by Walter Isaacson
Jeff Bezos Says He Makes Time in His Schedule to Do Nothing
The Problem With Management by Numbers - The Busyness Paradox
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