Will and Doing Nothing

The characterization of Will as 'setting oneself in motion' is not meant to imply that 'doing nothing' is its precondition. Each of the following is an example of the functioning of Will--standing up; starting to walk; breaking into a trot; and, accelerating to a sprint. Even what precedes standing up, i. e. being seated, is not doing nothing, despite the long history that tends to treat a sedentary person as disembodied. Sitting and daydreaming is still doing something, and is always preceded by some other activity. The lacunae in Experience are introduced by Will as it surpasses the previous situation, which always has positive content of some sort.