−50%On Doing Nothing Well: A defense of idle evenings
June Alderwood · narrated by Serena Sherwin
2026
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There is a particular guilt that settles in around eight in the evening, when the dishes are done and the to-do list still hums in the background. This is a case for letting that hum fade: why idle time is not the same as wasted time, what happens in the mind when it is finally allowed to wander, and how to sit with an empty evening without reaching for a screen to fill it. Gentle, reassuring, and quietly permission-giving.
19 chapters
- 1How to Use These3m
- 2An Opening5m
- 3Chapter 1: The Case for an Idle Evening13m
- 4Chapter 2: What Wired Really Means12m
- 5Chapter 3: Where the Evening Goes Wrong11m
- 6Chapter 4: The Doorstep Pause13m
- 7Chapter 5: Twenty Minutes of Nothing13m
- 8Chapter 6: A Slow Tour of the Body12m
- 9Chapter 7: The Warm Cup Ritual15m
- 10Chapter 8: Dimming the Room, Dimming the Mind12m
- 11Chapter 9: Letting the To-Do List Go Quiet12m
- 12Chapter 10: The Breath That Says Enough13m
- 13Chapter 11: Making Peace With the Wired Feeling13m
- 14Chapter 12: Building Your Own Wind-Down12m
- 15Chapter 13: A Week of Doing Nothing Well12m
- 16Chapter 14: When to Ask for More Help11m
- 17Where You Go Now3m
- 18About the Author2m
- 19What to Read Next1m
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