The author's thoughts were not easy to follow (lack of coherence).

Doing nothing has some merits. You can do so much while being idle.

If lines like "Although Kafka is rarely cited in matters of wellness and self-care..." tickle you, then you may enjoy this brief diversion.

Bought Roman's lovely little book today, and promptly inhaled it. Found much here to reinforce, but also expand and invigorate my attitude towards idleness, something that I already engage in with gusto. Looking forward to rereading many times over.

Was it easy to read: Medium. Some sentences are rather complex and takes some thinking. What I liked about it: How little cute and relaxing it is. Read it on a Saturday afternoon in a couple of hours. And it really set the right mood for the rest of the evening.What I disliked: The number of literature references. Most of it is based on some author saying this and that in some book. Which is sometimes hard to follow when you are not familiar with most of those works. Ideas/ Quotes:“Without a sta...

“Reading is a way of seeing, and seeing is a way of reading. It’s hard, if not impossible, to find a good writer who is not a good reader”.“Everything has been done, so it’s worth doing it again, differently. Luckily, it’s not that difficult - in fact, it’s much harder to do the same thing twice” .“Without self-criticism, good ideas may never reach their full expression”

What this book lacks in physical dimension, it more than makes up for in intellect, wit, and inspiration. I found it so inspiring for my inner artist. It's especially cool that I read this while vacationing in Europe, 22 years after I was a single flâneur in the very same region. I found myself spending a lot more time on the trip observing, noticing, and taking it all in. Muradov inspired me with a list of times in my life when, despite feeling busy, I can find decent stretches of idleness to "...

کتاب آرشیوی بود از اینکه هنرمندان و نویسنده های معروف، چه کارهایی رو در روزمرگی زندگیشون انجام دادن که به نظر میومده در واقع کار مفیدی انجام نمیدن، اما در نهایت همین کارهای به ظاهر بی اهمیت تبدیل شدن به کارهای با ارزشنویسنده با آوردن مثال از آدم ها و کارهای معروف تلاش داره بگه میشه در زمان های بیکار بودن و یا بطالت هم از زمان به شکل مثبتی استفاده کرد و حس نکرد که زمان رو داریم بیهوده هدر میدیم.اما مثال هایی از اینجا و اونجا آوردن کتاب رو صرفا تبدیل به آرشیوی از نقل قول ها کرده که ارزش افزوده ای

"Reading is a way of seeing, and seeing is a way of reading.It's hard, if not impossible, to find a good writer who is not a good reader. Reading is more than deciphering words into messages. It's an artistic skill, no different from any other.”

It hasn't been the best of days, or few days, to be honest, particularly in the realm of so-called communication, and the growing limits and judgements made by algorithms and websites, funnily enough sprouting "customer care" and other empty slogans.This book arrived today and I thought I would try and relax in the evening by reading it, particularly as it looked slim enough to complete in one sitting.Idleness and doing nothing have always appealed, however defined, and here Roman Muradov takes

"Reading is a way of seeing, and seeing is a way of reading. It's hard, if not impossible, to find a good writer who is not a good reader. Reading is more than deciphering words into messages. It's an artistic skill, no different from any other." This book makes a lot more sense when you realize originally this grew out of a lecture, and then was adapted into a book, as some of the points made are a bit jarring in it's lack of coherency, with some paragraphs citing one quote and not really add

Didn’t know what to expect from this book when I purchased it. All that I knew is that I’m terrible at doing nothing, and I try to read books that will help me improve things I’m terrible at. This book ended up being far more literary than I expected.I once tried to read a Haruki Murakami book about running. Every time I’d pick it up, I’d tire of reading it after a few sentences because it gave me an undying urge to run. I didn’t finish the book, but I did do a lot of running that year. I though...

This novel/book is for "my children" in The Netherlands: Holland, Somaliland/Somalia, USA, Britain. Spain and Germany. " The T-shirt "sleep all day", or "Nothingness" on sunny days are amazing, judging children because t-shirts have calm, relaxing messages, cruel minded. Zen, Satori: " Chopping Wood And Carrying Water". " This is a 24 hour economy": Zen Monk in a Zen meditation classes: Aurora center: Vijzel Straat near the Carlton Hotel in Amsterdam the Netherlands." I am Indian Actress with Wh...

You've got to love a book that tells you to screw around, goof off, do a little, then rest. I think this book is more about Time, and appreciating time, letting it sit without always having to DO and MOVE and be busy, than anything else. We're so concerned about doing there's no room for being, no room to let our thoughts settle. A great argument for the efficiency of doing nothing, rather than the useless busy work we applaud these days.

Took until the second chapter to really fall into and enjoy the meditations on idleness. Generally enjoyed the exploration and introduction to all sorts of interesting artistic works I would never come across on my own.

A quick and a bit inconsequential read, with little insights and a few inspirational quotes worth noting.The gist of it is that doing nothing is not at all worthless, and that even when we think we do nothing, our minds are quietly at play, leading to valuable results in the end. There are references to artists, their works and routines. Also, there is the notion of getting lost, or losing oneself, as in losing one's purpose in order to allow the possibility for unexpected discovery.The conclusi...

A look at how "doing nothing" has had a significant impact on the art world, particularly in literature. The book is mostly example after example of works of art that were crafted using distance, repetition, silence, long walks, etc. as sources of inspiration or contemplation. It's a little highbrow, but comes off more playful than pretentious. I will probably use the bibliography to greatly expand my "Want to Read" section of Goodreads.

Breezy easy short read with some humour and interesting perspectives on idleness!E.g. considering idle as delay - a process rather than stagnation; and how delay translates into finding balance between patience and urgency (time concepts) by first acknowledging immediacy.

This book has some interesting lines and for that I'm grateful. There are some inspiring ideas, but overall it felt like the author was rambling, going off on an idea per chapter. Nothing really felt too profound or novel. The writing style and structure wasn't the most accessible sometimes and left me wondering why I was reading this. I felt like this could have been a more motivational, enlightening book, but it comes up short. Still, there are some notable ideas that one should incorporate in...

I enjoyed this book though I gave it a slightly lower rating just because it was complexly written and sometimes had to be reread so that I could understand the words. I truly enjoyed this different book but wish I knew more of the purpose and intent of the author. To me, that could have been made clearer.