--- title: "Best Tom Hodgkinson Quotations" description: "Tom Hodgkinson is a British writer who co‑founded The Idler magazine in 1993 with Gavin Pretor‑Pinney. Browse 144 Tom Hodgkinson quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b053/author-tom-hodgkinson-2852.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b053/author-tom-hodgkinson-2852.jpg) # Tom Hodgkinson (1968) Writer United Kingdom **144** quotes in **1001** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Tom Hodgkinson is a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for *How to Be Idle*. ## Quick Facts About Tom Hodgkinson Born January 1, 1968 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Writer Notable works How to Be Idle Known for The Idler ## About Tom Hodgkinson He writes books and articles that encourage a relaxed approach to life, suggesting people enjoy the present rather than striving for an imagined future. The Idler magazine takes its name from a series of essays by Dr Johnson written between 1758 and 1760. ## Quotes by Tom Hodgkinson · Page 4 > [Working is bad enough in the winter, but in the summer it can become completely intolerable. Stuck in airless offices, every fibre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/working-is-bad-enough-in-the-winter-but-in-the-summer-it-can-become/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bird/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2b/tom-hodgkinson-2852_bird_working-is-bad-enough-in-the-winter-but_422604.jpg) > [It takes a while to master the art of hammock-lounging. At first I could only manage five minutes or so before I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/it-takes-a-while-to-master-the-art-of-hammock-lounging-at-first-i/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Art](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/art/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/961/tom-hodgkinson-2852_art_it-takes-a-while-to-master-the-art-of-ha_3090718.jpg) > [Facebook is not ideologically neutral. In fact, it emerges from a very particular world view which we can trace back to Hobbes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/facebook-is-not-ideologically-neutral-in-fact-it-emerges-from-a-very/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/347/tom-hodgkinson-2852_behinds_facebook-is-not-ideologically-neutral-in_1017346.jpg) > [Once you explore life outside of work, it becomes addictive. The less you work, the less you want to work. At first,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/once-you-explore-life-outside-of-work-it-becomes-addictive-the-less/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d74/tom-hodgkinson-2852_addictive_once-you-explore-life-outside-of-work-it_1483066.png) > [The terrible thing about the Internet and Amazon is that they take the magic and happy chaos out of book shopping. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/the-terrible-thing-about-the-internet-and-amazon-is-that-they-take/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/575/tom-hodgkinson-2852_amazon_the-terrible-thing-about-the-internet-an_1829931.jpg) > [We think we have to work because the advertising industry has elevated wants into needs. The newspapers and the television batter us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/we-think-we-have-to-work-because-the-advertising-industry-has/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Advertising](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advertising/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/tom-hodgkinson-2852_advertising_we-think-we-have-to-work-because-the-adv_3110861.png) > [We have to wonder whether digital technology, rather than making it easier to communicate, is actually doing the opposite. We now sit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/we-have-to-wonder-whether-digital-technology-rather-than-making-it/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c53/tom-hodgkinson-2852_communicate_we-have-to-wonder-whether-digital-techno_2058196.jpg) > [Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience. 'I feel really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/guilt-is-also-a-way-for-us-to-express-to-others-that-we-are-a-person/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Conscience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conscience/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/tom-hodgkinson-2852_conscience_guilt-is-also-a-way-for-us-to-express-to_1791165.jpg) > [The siesta provides a delightful detour from the working day and it also has a practical value as far as productivity is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/the-siesta-provides-a-delightful-detour-from-the-working-day-and-it/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5db/tom-hodgkinson-2852_churchill_the-siesta-provides-a-delightful-detour_684856.png) > [ ...\[W\]e should be mucking about all the time, because mucking about is enjoying life for its own sake, now, and not in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/w-e-should-be-mucking-about-all-the-time-because-mucking-about-is/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Adults](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/tom-hodgkinson-2852_adults_w-e-should-be-mucking-about-all-the-time_3092270.png) > [I've given up email. Well, almost. At the weekend I set up one of those auto-reply messages, informing my correspondents that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/i-ve-given-up-email-well-almost-at-the-weekend-i-set-up-one-of-those/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c62/tom-hodgkinson-2852_email_i-ve-given-up-email-well-almost-at-the-w_633210.jpg) > [We have an idea that if something we're doing isn't actually earning money, or spending it, then it's completely worthless. But if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/we-have-an-idea-that-if-something-we-re-doing-isn-t-actually-earning/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/177/tom-hodgkinson-2852_earning_we-have-an-idea-that-if-something-we-re_570031.png) > [Bosses should sanction the nap rather than expect workers to power on all day without repose. They might even find that workers'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/bosses-should-sanction-the-nap-rather-than-expect-workers-to-power-on/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Boss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/838/tom-hodgkinson-2852_boss_bosses-should-sanction-the-nap-rather-th_1361383.jpg) > [The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/the-reason-laziness-is-rarely-pushed-as-a-lifestyle-option-is-down-to/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/tom-hodgkinson-2852_active_the-reason-laziness-is-rarely-pushed-as_634866.jpg) > [When we are busy at work and busy at home, an hour's walking every day becomes a real luxury. If done alone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/when-we-are-busy-at-work-and-busy-at-home-an-hour-s-walking-every-day/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Alone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24e/tom-hodgkinson-2852_alone_when-we-are-busy-at-work-and-busy-at-hom_902915.png) > [In the West, we have become addicted to work. Americans now work the longest hours in the world. And the result is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/in-the-west-we-have-become-addicted-to-work-americans-now-work-the/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db4/tom-hodgkinson-2852_anxiety_in-the-west-we-have-become-addicted-to-w_344533.jpg) > [“Governments appreciate terrorists, because they provide a good advertisement for the need for government, for its protection. They love wars, because they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/governments-appreciate-terrorists-because-they-provide-a-good/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Israel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/israel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/180/tom-hodgkinson-2852_israel_governments-appreciate-terrorists-becaus_2099556.png) > [Little things like making clothes, baking bread, cooking, even useless things like bird-watching, sketching flowers, playing guitar in the home - that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/little-things-like-making-clothes-baking-bread-cooking-even-useless/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Baking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dce/tom-hodgkinson-2852_baking_little-things-like-making-clothes-baking_3076689.jpg) > [What seems extraordinary is that the richest countries in the world, in terms of economic output, are the ones where we work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/what-seems-extraordinary-is-that-the-richest-countries-in-the-world-2/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Advancement](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/advancement/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2a/tom-hodgkinson-2852_advancement_what-seems-extraordinary-is-that-the-ric_2381543.png) > [I could happily lean on a gate all the livelong day, chatting to passers-by about the wind and the rain. I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/i-could-happily-lean-on-a-gate-all-the-livelong-day-chatting-to/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/tom-hodgkinson-2852_bed_i-could-happily-lean-on-a-gate-all-the-l_2666201.png) > [To me there is no more depressing sight than a five-year-old staring at a screen, unsmiling, mouse in hand. Besides whatever dreadful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/to-me-there-is-no-more-depressing-sight-than-a-five-year-old-staring/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Affair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/affair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/tom-hodgkinson-2852_affair_to-me-there-is-no-more-depressing-sight_2143942.png) > [Punk was a protest against work and against boredom. It was a sign of life, a rant, a scream, a rejection of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/punk-was-a-protest-against-work-and-against-boredom-it-was-a-sign-of/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Boredom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boredom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/tom-hodgkinson-2852_boredom_punk-was-a-protest-against-work-and-agai_813607.png) > [Now I'm no biologist, but it seems to make a lot of sense that slow lives, as well as being enjoyable, are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/now-i-m-no-biologist-but-it-seems-to-make-a-lot-of-sense-that-slow/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/tom-hodgkinson-2852_animal_now-i-m-no-biologist-but-it-seems-to-mak_711171.png) > [I'm not sure if I could bear to go on an aeroplane again. It's not my concern for the welfare of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hodgkinson/i-m-not-sure-if-i-could-bear-to-go-on-an-aeroplane-again-it-s-not-my/) [Tom Hodgkinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/tom-hodgkinson-2852_again_i-m-not-sure-if-i-could-bear-to-go-on-an_1022901.png) ## Tom Hodgkinson by topic [Life (28)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/tom-hodgkinson/) [Time (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/time/tom-hodgkinson/) [People (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/tom-hodgkinson/) [World (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world/tom-hodgkinson/) [Work (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/work/tom-hodgkinson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hodgkinson/#itemlist", "name": "Tom Hodgkinson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Working is bad enough in the winter, but in the summer it can become completely intolerable. 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