Word: relaxing
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...always served as penance for his sins, but at Sperber, who had the gall to say it was time for Knight to go. Not to quibble, but it might have been time in 1988, when Knight compared the stress of coaching to sexual assault, saying, "If rape is inevitable, relax and enjoy...
...ability to create something useful out of nothing, a kind of ingenuity. And as for Harvard undergraduate women in particular, most are incapable of inactivity; lounging around becomes boring if they're not doing something with their hands, so knitting becomes the key to relaxation. As my wide scope of research shows, Harvard women never only knit--they knit and watch movies, or knit and gossip or knit and do anything. It's a preoccupation, something productive to be done anywhere, to kill time in the dorms, to relax before vigorous athletic competitions, to relax after vigorous athletic competitions...
...want her to come here, to see life," she says. "In Haiti there is always stress. I want her to come here to relax...
...When it comes to my abilities," he says, "I think that there is a lot less than meets the eye." He admits he's good at "synthesizing concepts" and making connections. Perhaps his most innovative thoughts occur away from work, particularly when "getting away on vacation, where you can relax, daydream and let your mind wander." In fact, MacCready considers daydreaming his most productive activity...
...haven't lost in terms of overall vacation days. The Faculty decided to make intersession longer. It is now ten days (minimum). That is great. It means more time to relax after finals. However, if you plan on going home during intercession, it will get kind of lonely because no one else is there. Practically every other school is back in session by late January. This means that our long intersession will be spent with fellow Harvard people. This is supposed to be a vacation, remember...