When stuck years ago in a job I hated, my only friend was the public bench. As the tedious mornings dragged on,… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
In the West, we have become addicted to work. Americans now work the longest hours in the world. And the result is… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Part of this individualism is you feel this pressure that you alone have to conquer the world, and if you don't work… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
There are a lot of little tricks you can do to inject a bit more time into the day. Most important is… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
What is required as we travel towards full unemployment is not new legislation but a gradual change of mental attitude, a shift… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
I've found that there isn't any correlation whatsoever between the hours put in and the quality of what comes out. Most of… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Faffing is completely harmless, whereas its opposite - dynamic, purposeful activity - is often very harmful. Faffers do not tend to kill… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Surely, anyway, a working day of eight or nine hours which is not split by a nap is simply too much for… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
It takes a while to master the art of hammock-lounging. At first I could only manage five minutes or so before I… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
By taking out a loan, I am committing myself to years of interest repayments, and therefore to years of wage slavery. And the UK… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Writing a book is a brilliant thing because once you've finished it, you've done it, and there's the potential for it to go on… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Beauty, pleasure, freedom and plenty of sleep: these are the hallmarks of a successful idler's break. Travel should not be hard work. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
These days we seem more bound to our bosses than ever before. We even identify our own selves with the jobs we do: 'What… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
The way to stop feeling guilty is to read stuff - I'm not saying my book, but works by Bertrand Russell or Oscar Wilde,… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
The idea of a government is to create an ordered, willing work force where there's no trouble. I think idlers are generally seen as… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
When stuck years ago in a job I hated, my only friend was the public bench. As the tedious mornings dragged on, how I… — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
Sensible people advise against drinking on an empty stomach, but to my mind it is the best sort of drinking. — Tom Hodgkinson Copy Share Image
