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This just sounds like a very terrible idea. Very likely that your problems have grown, and you've lost 24h of your exactly once life. If you need a mental break, go for a long walk. It's really that simple. Don't waste a day of your life doing literally nothing.

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I think the benefits of idle time are not well appreciated. A period of focused work followed by a period of absolute lack of stimulation is often how the best ideas form, in my experience. When you aren't focused on something your brain is still working, it just frees up resources to consider problems outside the conscious part of your mind. I suspect epiphanies are not random - It feels to me like they are the result of intentional unfocusing.

I could not agree more! I'm surprised at the resistance people have to this idea. I do my best thinking during idle downtime like showering, long drives, or aimlessly walking with my dog. I've always felt like ideas needed to percolate somewhere deep down in my mind, far away from the conscious parts, so that they could burst to the surface fully-formed when my mind had the resources to receive them. I think sitting in a room alone with my thoughts for 24h sounds fun! May give it a try.

All of this is completely verboten for this challenge!

That's very different than sitting on bed purposefully trying to not do anything

Is it?

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