"Chill!" - This coach teaches us laziness
Dear Mr Hohensee, how is doing nothing?
In fact, you can not do nothing. You breathe, think, lie in the grass and let the sun shine on your stomach. Even by sleeping, you do something.
Lounging is also in-itself pure listening. What can I hear there?
If the intelligence quotient is just above crispbread, nothing at all. Otherwise quite a lot: for example, what is going bad, what else is to be done? and, if you listen carefully, also what is beautiful at the moment and what you could do to be even happier.
Most women go through life in fifth gear. Still getting things done quickly. How so?
Because the unimportant but urgent things protect from thinking about what a happy, relaxed and love-filled life would look like. Unpleasant side effect: Satisfaction becomes the unattainable long-term goal.
Is it more comfortable to laze in secret, because you get on the roof for public loafing?
More comfortable already. On the other hand, the advocates of blind activism could learn a lot from those who profess to be lazy. Even Lao Tzu pointed out that besides the art of doing something that is no less noble, it leaves things undone. Therefore: lazybones of all countries, unite and chill in public!
What good things in life are born of laziness?
Shower, central heating, electric light, bicycle: Most inventions are based on the fact that someone had no more desire to go to the well, to chop wood, to make a fire or to walk 30 kilometers on foot.
What dreadful things have their origin in diligence?
One of the worst consequences is wars. To lead them, one needs diligence and discipline. Laziness would make it impossible. The industrious also cut off the rainforest, produce until they drop and leave nature behind? and yourself? no time for recreation.
What can I learn from a teenager who spends all day in bed?
Depends on. If he's depressed, it's not worth mimicking him. Should he, however, happy thoughts and enjoy his life while lying down, you can take the harmless.
Where is the difference between lazybones and quitters?
Anyone who thinks about this question for more than five seconds is neither one nor the other.
Are there things that can not be postponed?
Everything that feels good: eating ice cream, helping people in need, strolling through the city with their favorite person, cleaning the bathroom, watching the blue sky or whatever else is fun!
More from Thomas Hohensee:? Serenity begins in the mind? (Knaur MensSana) and? Just have time? (DTV).
