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Title The lost art of doing nothing : how the Dutch unwind with niksen / Maartje Willems & Lona Aalders ; translated by Laura Vroomen.
Author Willems, Maartje, 1982- author.
Publication Info. New York : The Experiment, 2021.
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 Southeast  158.1 WIL    Check Shelves
 Southwest  158.1 WIL    Check Shelves
Description 156 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note "Originally published as Niksen ; Lan leve het lanterfanten by Uitgeverj Unieboek, 2020"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Niksen and time -- Niksen and your body -- Niksen and the outside world.
Summary "A guide to slowing down for self-care with niksen, the Dutch secret to rest and relaxation"-- Provided by publisher.
A Dutch journalist explains the philosophy of niksen, which means "doing nothing" as a way to truly relax and offers readers illustrated tips to slow down, take more breaks and resist the pressure to always be busy. -- Publisher's description.
Note Text in English, translated from the Dutch.
Subject Self-actualization (Psychology)
Laziness.
Relaxation -- Technique.
Lifestyles -- Netherlands.
Laziness. (OCoLC)fst00994513
Lifestyles. (OCoLC)fst00998417
Relaxation -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst01093624
Self-actualization (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01111481
Netherlands. (OCoLC)fst01204034
Genre Self-help publications. (OCoLC)fst01941328
Self-help publications.
Subject mental health awareness 2023
Added Author Aalders, Lona, 1979- illustrator.
Vroomen, Laura, translator.
Added Title Niksen. English
Related To Online version: Willems, Maartje, 1982- Lost art of doing nothing New York : The Experiment, 2021 9781615197651 (DLC) 2020051107
ISBN 9781615197644 (hardcover) : $16.95
1615197648 (hardcover)