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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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“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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“I think it's good to look at how people lived before, and then take the best bits of that culture and try to mix it in with your own.”

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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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“Alongside my "no email" policy, I resolve to make better use of the wonderful Royal Mail, and send letters and postcards to people. There is a huge pleasure in writing a letter, putting it in an envelope and sticking the stamp on it. And huge pleasure in receiving real letters, too.”

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“Faffing is completely harmless, whereas its opposite - dynamic, purposeful activity - is often very harmful. Faffers do not tend to kill people or make them work 12-hour days or sell them shoddy merchandise or lend them vast sums of money that they cannot pay back.”

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“The world's richest half billion people - that's about seven per cent of the global population - are responsible for fifty per cent of the world's emissions.”

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“Sensible people advise against drinking on an empty stomach, but to my mind it is the best sort of drinking.”

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Book:How to be Idle

Source: How to be Idle

“When people say " I just don't have enough time " they mean " I prioritized something else.”

People Mean Enough Enough Time

Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience. 'I feel really guilty about getting drunk last night,' we say, when in actual fact we feel no guilt whatsoever or, at least, we could choose to feel no guilt. When people say to me, 'I drank too much last night,' I always reply, 'I drank exactly the right amount.”

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Book:How to be Free

Source: How to be Free

“Beauty feeds us. Anarchy is beauty. We are against the grey people. We want to decorate, like those fantastic Indian lorries which are covered with flowers. Beauty must conquer the lust for order; order is ugliness.”

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“Being good to people is the only insurance policy you need.”

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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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