do nothing, think nothing | kurier.at

Crash. The health portal Austria, gesundheit.gv.at, offers tips for relaxation in everyday life, including the following: “Just do nothing”. Nothing better than that. But simply doing nothing is not that easy. Because the private to-do lists are long. Meeting up with girlfriends, finishing the series, stopping the cat from devastating the garden with legacy. You might also outsource things in order to have less to do: For example, the question “How do I just do nothing?” passed on to artificial intelligence. The selected program was offline for a short time, it was overloaded, so it didn’t do anything. Also an answer.

wipe away thoughts It’s just a small step to the next question: Can you think of absolutely nothing while you’re awake? Here, too, an artificial intelligence was questioned – as part of a study by scientists. The answer is, amazingly, yes. It shouldn’t even be necessary to be a super yogi. Mind blanking is the state in which thoughts seem to have been wiped away. But how can this be produced? Apparently binaural beats might help. That Institute for Zoology at the University of Innsbruck posted the scientific background and the beats on YouTube. Unfortunately, there was no time to try the latter in peace. There are also binaural beats that are designed to help with concentration. They come out of the headphones and will now sound more often for a private test series.

If the concentration is higher, it’s faster towards doing nothing.