Niksen “literally means to do nothing, to be idle or doing something without any use,”

After another break idling my time away in Tuscany avoiding emails and 'work' I think for some time I managed to reach a state of 'Niksen'. But it takes effort!

Too often in the past I have said "Yes I am away but you can email me and I will deal with it" As a public servant I did feel I needed to be available 24/7 and probably quite rightly so - up to a point!

Could you cope with a little more Niksen in your life? Would it be better for a stressed out workforce if we recognised the power of being able to do nothing for our own wellbeing. We remain in a 'long hours' culture

Sipping coffee with locals around the world over the years I have realised how much we rush and don't recognise the value of idle conversation. Productivity really isn't everything !!