Late last month there was a report in the newspapers that 1 in 2 Singapore residents get stressed out by the thought of doing nothing.
“Taking a break does not seem to come easy for stressed-out Singapore residents.
Of 600 Singaporeans and permanent residents polled in a recent survey, three in 10 said they did not know how to relax and half said they were stressed out by the thought of doing nothing.
This is despite 52 per cent of those surveyed saying they felt stuck in a daily routine they were unable to get out of, and 74 per cent wishing they could spend more time with their families and loved ones.”
Despite feeling stuck in a rut. Despite wanting to spend more time with family and friends. Man, they would really benefit from being introduced to the concept of FIRE and the lifestyle possibilities it can offer.
This is very amusing to me especially since we’re leading up to our Great Adventure. In the midst of all that exploring….we do have serious plans to schedule a lot of doing nothing. Haha.
Taking action is overrated at times.
I am reminded of this quote by Blaise Pascal:
“All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
Blaise Pascal
And…I’ll leave it at that.
