Sometimes you have free time and you fill it with hobbies, entertainment, and seeing friends. I know that’s probably the majority of the time for me. This week I’ve found myself really relishing blank space: free time where I’m not doing anything very stimulating, but just reflecting, resting, or writing. I particularly have found it nice this week to do this during periods of the day before I’m exhausted. You know that special zone of energy you get when you’re fully awake but on a plane or train and can’t do your normal things? It feels like that, where I’m in no rush, not sleepy, and just allowing quiet flow to emerge. I feel deep creativity and satisfaction which is often subconsciously the very thing I’m seeking when I fill my time with other higher-stimulation activities.
Blank space
Blank space
Blank space
Sometimes you have free time and you fill it with hobbies, entertainment, and seeing friends. I know that’s probably the majority of the time for me. This week I’ve found myself really relishing blank space: free time where I’m not doing anything very stimulating, but just reflecting, resting, or writing. I particularly have found it nice this week to do this during periods of the day before I’m exhausted. You know that special zone of energy you get when you’re fully awake but on a plane or train and can’t do your normal things? It feels like that, where I’m in no rush, not sleepy, and just allowing quiet flow to emerge. I feel deep creativity and satisfaction which is often subconsciously the very thing I’m seeking when I fill my time with other higher-stimulation activities.