# National Geographic

National Geographic

Could you do nothing for 90 minutes? In South Korea, it’s a sport.

![Byung-jin Park, a 36-year-old punk musician and entrepreneur, remains still during Seoul’s 2025 Space-Out Competition. Scientists say this kind of deliberate idleness engages the brain’s default mode network—an area tied to creativity, problem-solving, and emotional balance.
Photograph by Kim Jung-yeop](https://upload.cafenono.com/image/slashpageHome/20251015/152140_wz24yHy9qPS1M4LpyZ?q=80&s=1280x180&t=outside&f=webp)

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