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Tom Hodgkinson is a British writer born in 1968. He is known for his unique sense of humor and critical thinking about modern life. Hodgkinson's works cover a variety of topics, including personal growth, social commentary, and lifestyle.

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“We have an idea that if something we're doing isn't actually earning money, or spending it, then it's completely worthless. But if you start to work less, you can actually start to give more to society, but on a local level.”

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Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“Part of this individualism is you feel this pressure that you alone have to conquer the world, and if you don't work all the hours God gives then you start feeling really guilty. If you can stop feeling guilty, then I think it's easier to start doing what you want to do.”

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Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“The terrible thing about the internet and Amazon is that they take the magic and happy chaos out of book shopping. The internet might give you what you want, but it won't give you what you need.”

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Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“When walking you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder.”

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“Being lazy does not mean that you do not create. In fact, lying around doing nothing is an important, nay crucial, part of the creative process. It is meaningless bustle that actually gets in the way of productivity. All we are really saying is, give peace a chance.”

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Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“As the son of a feminist mother, I grew up with the idea that work was a sort of salvation for women as it would give them freedom from the domestic grind. Now it seems work is a form of slavery, undertaken out of apparent compulsion rather than choice.”

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“My hope is that flexible working and varying shift patterns will give workers a taste for idling and that they will gradually demand greater reductions in the length of the working week.”

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“In a world where you are constantly asked to be 'committed,' it is liberating to give yourself the license to be a dilettante. Commit to nothing. Try everything.”

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Book:How to be Free

Source: How to be Free

“Idleness for me is not a giving up on life but a spirited grabbing hold of it.”

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Author:Tom Hodgkinson

About the Author

Born: 1968
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 104

Books & Sources

How to be FreeRelated source material

How to be IdleRelated source material

Anleitung zum MüßiggangRelated source material

Brave Old World: A Month-by-Month Guide to Husbandry, or the Fine Art of Looking After YourselfRelated source material

How to Be Idle: A Loafer's ManifestoRelated source material

The Book of Idle PleasuresRelated source material

The Freedom Manifesto: How to Free Yourself from Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt, Government, Boredom, Supermarkets, Bills, Melancholy, Pain, Depression, Work, and WasteRelated source material

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