How to Be Bored: The Dutch Art of Living Well by Doing Absolutely Nothing

Rediscover the gift of boredom with niksen, the Dutch way of doing . . . nothing.

Plagued—as we are!—by nonstop pings and notifications, we’ve lost the knack of zoning out. Kicking back. Being bored. We fill our days with work, Netflix, and doomscrolling. We rarely let ourselves just be: staring out a window, lying on the grass, closing our eyes, listening to music.

How can we reclaim our free time to truly rest and reset?

The Dutch have it figured out: with niksen. Perhaps their best-kept lif...