Productive idleness? from the Roman "otium" to no-screen nights

Or, why quality downtime might be the secret superpower of high achievers, healthy people who don't need to show off achievements... and some geniuses, too

Sometime during the information rollercoaster of 2016, I paused using most digital social networks, specifically those associated with Facebook, later called Meta. A few months ago, I was back, mainly on Instagram, though I also reactivated my Facebook profile. So far, I have just updated my profile pic on Facebook.

It was surprisingly easy to live witho…