"The Case for Doing Nothing" by Olga Mecking (NY Times, 2019-04-29) says that stress goes down and creativity rises when one stops doing and practices being:

• Make time for doing nothing, and do it with purpose – ... taking a break is part of working ...
• Resist the culture of busyness – ... "Be unapologetic about taking breaks or holidays ... think of [them] not as a sign of laziness but as an important life skill." ...
• Manage your expectations – ... it takes time to get used to deliberately doing nothing; be patient ...
• Reorganize your environment – ... put devices out of reach, and point furniture away from distractions ...
• Think outside of the box – ... go to the park, etc. ...

... and, if one goes further and really lets go of Goals (like less stress and more creativity) – très Zen, eh?!

(cf Patience and Time (2005-01-11), No Method (2010-01-21), Without Effort, Analysis, or Expectation (2010-08-04), Waiting Is (2011-01-17), Listen to the Traffic (2014-11-12), No Expectation (2015-01-02), Creativity and Insight Enhancers (2015-08-04), Holding Space (2016-07-22), As Much Nothing as Possible (2016-08-05), Mantra - Do Less, Better (2016-12-14), Just Zazen (2017-01-29), Ultimate Freedom (2017-06-18), Mantra - Refuse to Be Busy (2018-02-24), ...) - ^z - 2020-06-28