Learn English – Single word, noun, the act of increased intensity

"Transcendence" might work for you, if you don't mind the minor New Agey connotations it can have in certain contexts.

Not sure about "the act of intending to do nothing", but idling is the "act of doing nothing":

v.intr.
1. To pass time without working or while avoiding work.
2. To move lazily and without purpose.
3. To run at a slow speed or out of gear. Used of a motor vehicle.
v.tr.
1. To pass (time) without working or while avoiding work; waste: idle the afternoon away.
2. To make or cause to be unemployed or inactive.
3. To cause (a motor, for example) to idle.
n.
1. A state of idling. Used of a motor vehicle: an engine running quietly at idle.
2. A mechanism for regulating the speed at which an engine runs at rest: set the idle >higher to keep the motor from stalling.

You could get a subscription of The Idler and read it in the Idle Working Mens Club. (Although that sounds a bit too much like hard work.)