And it’s only by going nowhere - by sitting still or letting my mind relax - that I find that the thoughts that come to me unbidden are far fresher and more imaginative than the ones I consciously seek out. ✨ Pico Iyer (2014). The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere, p.62, Simon and Schuster
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