“If you look at the literature of the 19th century, you get things like Kafka and Dostoevsky, who basically write about feeling bored and alienated. That's because we lost contact with the important things in life like work that you enjoy, or the garden, nature, your family and friends.” IfsWritingLooksImportantFeelingsLiteratureLostEnjoyCenturyGardenImportant ThingsContactBoredOur FamilyThings In LifeFamily And Friends19th Century Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“There are a lot of little tricks you can do to inject a bit more time into the day. Most important is limiting yourself to a 40 hour week, not working 50 hours or 60 or 70. It's just crazy. It's actually irresponsible to you and irresponsible to your family and friends. Why should your employer's profits be more important than your own family? You're not even going to get any of the profits - all you get is not losing your job. It's a very negative system.” ShouldLittlesImportantJobsBitsCan DoHoursWeekCrazyLosingNegativeProfitTricksOur FamilyMore TimeFamily And FriendsEmployersIrresponsibleLimiting Yourself Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“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.” WayGivingMeanDoeImportantFactsLyingProcessChanceCreativeProductivityLazyCrucialMeaninglessCreative ProcessDoing NothingKick AssBustleBeing Lazy Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“Faffing is good. It is an important part of life. Faffing is when we disconnect from the matrix and idle for a while, like a car. Our body and spirit know deep down that human beings were not made for constant toil so subconsciously creates space through the mechanism of faffing.” KnowsHumansMadeImportantBodySpiritHuman BeingsSpaceCarConstantMechanismIdleToilDeep DownParts Of Life Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“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.” TryingImportantEnjoyOur LivesActivityImportant ThingsSavingEach DayLabourDevicesPointless Author:Tom Hodgkinson
