A life spent dutifully responding to emails is a dull one indeed. And “wasted” time is, in fact, highly fulfilling and necessary. Go to the Source: The psychological importance of wasting time — Quartz
I learned about this article via this post from Monika Schmidt:
If this topic interests you I highly recommend the WNYC series ‘Bored and Brilliant‘ authored and hosted by Manoush Zomorodi!
Bright, shiny objects! 