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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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“Benjamin Franklin and the whole idea of a new attitude to money: "Time is money." He invented that idea. Before that, time wasn't money in the same way; in the medieval age it was regarded as sinful for money to be the object of your life.”

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Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“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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Author:Tom Hodgkinson

“Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap.”

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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.”

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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

“Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience.”

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Book:How to be Free

Source: How to be Free

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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