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- noun A lack of effort or activity.
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Examples
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By the end of my second week of mindful non-doing, something began to poke through the noise and clutter of my mind.
Stephanie Bennett Vogt: Minding the Chatter ... Clears Clutter Stephanie Bennett Vogt 2012
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There is an immense difference between "Do-Nothing Farming" and neglect, he learned, just as there is a difference between wu wei (non-doing), and not doing anything at all.
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There is an immense difference between "Do-Nothing Farming" and neglect, he learned, just as there is a difference between wu wei (non-doing), and not doing anything at all.
A Different Stripe: 2009
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By the end of my second week of mindful non-doing, something began to poke through the noise and clutter of my mind.
Stephanie Bennett Vogt: Minding the Chatter ... Clears Clutter Stephanie Bennett Vogt 2012
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But they bring no solutions, so get that non-doing crap out of here.
GOP governors criticize Democratic health reform efforts 2009
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There is an immense difference between "Do-Nothing Farming" and neglect, he learned, just as there is a difference between wu wei (non-doing), and not doing anything at all.
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Of course, we may need to be networked and busy for much of the day, but if we can spend that last hour before bed with "non-doing" activities that slow the pace of our life, it can help make sure that in our increasingly digital, networked lives we do not create greater imbalance -- an imbalance that is often most noticeable at bedtime.
Soren Gordhamer: The Power of Non-Doing: 3 Steps to Better Sleep 2009
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The third is to make space for and trust moments of silence or non-doing.
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Lao-Tzu encourages us in the Tao te Ching: "Practice non-doing, and everything will fall into place."
Soren Gordhamer: The Power of Non-Doing: 3 Steps to Better Sleep 2009
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This process actually burns up destructive impulses in the fires of concentration and equanimity and non-doing.
Daily Dharma: Karma Is Not Fixed Destiny William Harryman 2007
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