https://www.scmp.com/rss/326044/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Dozens of people sat in silence in the middle of bustling Taipei on Sunday afternoon, competing to do nothing without falling asleep or – worse – checking their phones. Part performance art, the Fifth International Space-out Competition aimed to get people to think about the importance of slowing down and taking some time out in today’s ultra-connected world. About 70 contestants were banned from doing anything but breathing and “spacing out”. Why Hong Kong kids need less time with technology to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2123864/zone-90-minutes-doing-nothing-all-taipei-space-out?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2123864/zone-90-minutes-doing-nothing-all-taipei-space-out?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Dec 2017 10:57:49 +0000