Could you check my text please? Is “Doing nothing” a modern sin? Last week I was on a sick leave because of the flu . I had different symptoms, such as a sore throat and a blocked nose, I didn’t feel very weak though. But even though I had a medical reason not to work, I went on working from home. Surely not in the usual way, but in a more gentle mode. What I’m trying to say is I couldn’t just lie and do nothing. And I think there a few reasons why. Firstly, I have my own KPI at work, that I finally need to get. Doing nothing now means that later I’ll need to work much harder. The second reason is based on the fact that doing nothing is frowned upon in society and I felt uncomfortable doing nothing even on sick leave. Surely if I had more serious symptoms, such as a high temperature or a headache, I would easily justify my idleness. Or being in a different environment, such as in hospital, definitely wouldn’t give me that uncomfortable feeling. Of course, in the end it’s a very personal thing and it’s determined by your character, but it’s hard to deny that there is a taboo about “Doing nothing” and people often feel guilty for unproductive downtime. Thank you!