“We need to claim lunch back. It is our natural right. It has been stolen from us by our rulers. The fear that keeps you chained to your desk, staring at your screen, does not serve your spirit. Lunch is a time to forget about being sensible, practical, efficient. A proper lunch should be spiritually as well as physically nourishing. Cosy, convivial, a treat; lunch is for loafers.” NeedsShouldWellsDoeHas BeensSpiritNaturalForgetTreatsClaimsScreensPracticalsStaringLunchSensibleEfficientRulersDesksStolenChainedCosyLoafers Book:How to be Idle Source: How to be Idle
“What seems extraordinary is that the richest countries in the world, in terms of economic output, are the ones where we work hardest. You would have thought that the end of all this innovation, technological advancement, and financial wizardry should be to create less work, not more of it.” WorldShouldEndsCountrySeemsTermEconomicHard WorkInnovationExtraordinaryFinancialHardestTechnologicalAdvancementOutputWizardryTechnological Advancement 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
“Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work.” ShouldHardSleepPleasureBreakSuccessfulHard WorkPlentyHallmarkIdlers Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“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.” ShouldMightResultsTypeManagementWorkersSatisfactionEmployeeBossSanctionsReposeNaps Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“...[W]e should be mucking about all the time, because mucking about is enjoying life for its own sake, now, and not in preparation for an imaginary future. It's obvious that the mirth-filled man, the cheerful soul, the childish adult is the one who has least to fear from life.” MenShouldSoulEnjoyAdultsFilledSakeObviousPreparationImaginaryEnjoy LifeCheerfulMirth Author:Tom Hodgkinson
