Doing Nothing, Including No 10K Steps, Is Good for Mental Health
Too often, we adhere to mandated wellness tips, some of which are baseless, to help maintain our mental and creative abilities. Forget much of it.
It’s natural to feel overburdened and constantly on the go in today’s demanding world. We frequently place more importance on getting things done, multitasking, and being active than on pausing to unwind, which may be regulated by the default mode network. But according to research, doing nothing — even something as straightforward as taking a break or a leisurely walk — can be really beneficial for our mental health.
While we’re at it, let’s put the idea of needing to take 10,000 steps a day to maintain our health to rest. Where did it come from and is it true? No, there apparently is no scientific evidence to support this idea, which “appears to have started as a marketing strategy by a Japanese pedometer company in the 1960s.” Got it? Feel better now about not getting in those 10K steps every day?
Now, let’s talk about rights. We have one right that we are forgetting, and that’s the right to do nothing at all, including those apocryphal 10K steps. The United Nations has a Universal Declaration of Human Rights that indicates that “Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitations of working hours and periodic…
