In South Korea there's a new competition that rewards you for doing absolutely nothing
Wow,
did we just stumble upon something that Nigerians could possibly effortlessly
excel at?
Vice reports an interesting annual competition held in Seoul,
South Korea, that involves participants sitting down and doing
absolutely nothing.
The "Space Out" competition, created by South
Korean visual artist WoopsYang in 2014, held its third edition in May at
the city's Ichon Hangang Park. According to WoopsYang, the competition
was intended to encourage mobile-addicted, stressed out South Koreans
to slow down.
"I was suffering from burnout syndrome at the time, but
would feel extremely anxious if I was sitting around doing nothing, not
being productive in one way or another," the artist told Vice."I
thought to myself: 'We would all feel better about doing nothing if we
did nothing together as a group.'
This year's event saw a turnout of close to 70 people, who had to adhere
to rules that disallowed phones, talking, checking your watches and
dozing off. A panel of judges ensured that people who broke these rules
were disqualified.
And to ensure that you're in a complete "state of chill", people's
heart rates were checked at 15-minute intervals. The winner of the
competition is the person with the most stable heart rate.
The winner this year was a Shin Hyo-Seob, a South Korean rapper who
also calls himself Crush. He was determined as the most spaced out,
having the steadiest heart rate of the candidates left.
If the pay is good please sign me up.
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