It’s also no secret that our society values doing over being. If you’re not actually producing anything, aren’t you just wasting time? It’s not like staring out the window, deep in thought, checks anything off your to-do list. Other people don’t help, either. They play into the idea that downtime is unproductive. “You haven’t done anything all afternoon?” your spouse may ask. Or your friend may say, “You’re just going to stay home tonight and do nothing?” But for introverts, “nothing” really is something. The truth is downtime isn’t a waste of time. Solitude can actually make your life better.
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