In the midst of our fastpaced lives, we find ourselves entangled in the pursuit of constant optimization — squeezing every moment dry. However, what if, instead of optimizing every second, we dared to deoptimize parts of our days? Embracing the seemingly unproductive aspects of life and incorporating more downtime into our schedule hold the key to curiosity and creativity.

Speaker: Maria Cano, MBA ’25

The LOWkeynotes Program features a series of nineminute ‘keynotestyle’ presentations from Stanford Graduate School of Business students about an idea they think could change lives, organizations, and the world. This presentation was delivered for the March 2024 LOWkeynotes season.