A Bangkok-based community group is inviting people to spend an hour doing nothing at all, in a “Just sitting and doing no s**t” (นั่งเฉยๆ ไม่ทำเหี้ยไรเลย) event that pokes fun at the city’s packed calendar of self-improvement activities.
Commons and Bonfire, the group behind the event, is calling on people to simply sit still for an hour on July 4 at Lumpini Park, with no phones, no books, no notepads and nothing to accomplish.
The gathering is open to anyone who wants to rest their mind, unplug from screens, push back against hustle culture, or simply spend an hour “being a burden on the country’s GDP”, as the organisers put it.
The one-hour session, running from 5pm to 6pm, is split into two parts: the first 30 minutes for sitting in silence, followed by 30 minutes of open discussion about what participants experienced while doing nothing. There will be no speakers, no icebreakers, no networking, no worksheets and no learning outcomes.
There are two meeting points in Lumpini Park:
1. The area near the monitor lizard statue
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2. The field near the Chinese Pavilion
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For those unable to attend in person, the organisers are also running a "sit anywhere" version of the event, with three variations: sitting at home, sitting en route while travelling (excluding drivers), and sitting out on a rainy afternoon. Participants can set a timer for 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour, then join a Line Openchat group to find others who want to discuss the experience afterwards, ideally in small groups of three to five people reflecting on where they sat, why, and what happened during the silence.
For those unable to attend in person, the organisers are also running a “sit anywhere” version of the event, with three variations: sitting at home, sitting en route while travelling (excluding drivers), and sitting out on a rainy afternoon.
Participants can set a timer for 15 minutes, 30 minutes or an hour, then join a Line Openchat group to find others who want to discuss the experience afterwards, ideally in small groups of three to five people reflecting on where they sat, why, and what happened during the silence.
Those interested in taking part can find further details, including the calendar invitation and Line group link, via the Commons and Bonfire Facebook page.
