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A day doing nothing and a wasted day are not one and the same.
A day doing nothing could constitute a lot of doing, but not for any distinguishable end goal.
A day doing nothing could very much be like anyone of my Sundays, where I baked, cooked, read a novel, watched shows, chatted on the phone, napped, lazed about and ate a lot of chocolate.
A wasted day is nothing like that.
A wasted day is a day where you avoid work which is pressing, decline, reschedule or cancel important meetings, do not do the work you scheduled to do for that day and let your responsibilities continue to pile up for another day.
A wasted day is where you do not do the things which inspire, invigorate or recharge you, but rather, hole away and avoid the world.
A day doing nothing could mean that you deliberately do not schedule any social events, take a bath, update your resume and maybe watch a movie.
A wasted day could mean laying in bed until your back hurts, ordering a bunch of takeout, which causes your tummy to hurt and watching the…
