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We bore ourselves in order to earn money that we'll later spend on trying to de-bore ourselves
Tom Hodgkinson
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Tom Hodgkinson
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 1
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The way to stop feeling guilty is to read stuff - I'm not saying my book, but works by Bertrand Russell or Oscar Wilde, people who weren't losers but who didn't believe in the work ethic, and argued this thing about guilt or wrote philosophy about idleness.
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It takes a while to master the art of hammock-lounging. At first I could only manage five minutes or so before I thought I ought to get out and go and help a child learn how to swim or something. But after observing the Mexicans' capability for staring into space for hours on end, I decided to put in some proper practice.
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Faffing of course does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.
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It will soon be difficult to put up a shelf without a degree in shelf putting up.
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Labour-saving devices just make us try to cram more pointless activities into each day, rather than doing the important thing, which is to enjoy our life.
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When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.
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Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect.
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Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.
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One aspect of fast London life I have never understood, for example, is the custom of the gym. Why do people go to gyms?
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Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure.
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I count it as a certainty that in paradise, everyone naps.
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Bosses should sanction the nap rather than expect workers to power on all day without repose. They might even find that workers' happiness - or what management types refer to as employee satisfaction results - might improve.
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Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap.
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What I've found in working less is you start to get a bit more involved in the more real politics, which is local politics that affect what's going on in your own community.
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My idea of childcare at festivals is to sit at a trestle table with an ale while the kids run around and make up their own games.
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The accusation 'unprofessional' means 'You did not behave like a machine today.
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Paradoxically, to be truly idle, you also have to be efficient.
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