When I am on my game, I post a word a day on my blog and over at the Visual Latin Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/laughatlatin
Coming up with a word a day is rather challenging. Okay. It’s actually really challenging. Last week, I didn’t even try.
Sometimes though, I run across a really interesting word that makes it all seem worthwhile.
The other day, I ran across a word I had never encountered before. Niksen is a Dutch word that translates to ‘doing nothing’ or ‘being idle’.
On a Niksen break, you allow yourself top be present without needing to do something or without needing to be productive. Niksen is intentional relaxation. It’s the idea we can find moments of calm and mental rejuvenation ultimately increasing creativity and improving our wellbeing.
This week, I have been reading the Wright Brothers by David McCullough. I did not know until this week that the brothers absolutely refused to work, or fly, on Sundays. They used the day for church and for Niksen.
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