Cities today are often like clogged arteries. Cars are jam-packed on the road, smog is filling your lungs, and you can't turn your head without being attacked by an advertisement. It's no wonder our minds are overloaded, overworked and ready to pop. Even when we wish to take a break, there are few retreats away from the madness. The best way I find to detoxify my mind and body is to shut off everything (especially the phone) and do absolutely nothing. Doing nothing is often overlooked as a vital remedy because it's filled with, well, nothing. But this space you create allows for everything you've recently gone through to not only be processed but also let go so that a sense of newness will return to your daily living. For a good solid functioning in life, I find that doing nothing is vital. Strangely, in our brave new world, doing nothing is often the hardest thing to "do".

My solution: treat boredom like an addiction that needs to be overcome.