Maartje Willems

Maartje Willems is a Dutch journalist and writer. She lives in Amsterdam where she works as a freelancer and for the VPRO radio program Never Sleep Again. She previously wrote the self-help book Vanaf nu wordt alles beter (From now on everything will get better).

The Lost Art of Doing Nothing
How the Dutch Unwind with Niksen
by Maartje Willems, Lona Aalders
Hardcover | $16.95 US / $21.95 CAN

Don’t you think it’s time for a break? Plagued—as we are!—by nonstop pings and notifications, we have lost the knack of zoning out. Kicking back. Slacking off. Even when pandemic-induced lockdowns forcibly cleared our calendars, many who thought I’m free! … Continue reading →