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Tom Hodgkinson
5 quotes
“It is a common myth that idlers are incapable of working. The term “idler” is used as a pejorative by the forces of dullness and authority as they like the idea that idleness equates to evil, and they want society at large to despise the idler. The non-idler cannot understand the paradox of the working idler. He likes things to be simple: you are either working, or not working.”
Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Another characteristic of the idler's work is that it looks suspiciously like play. This, again, makes the non-idler feel uncomfortable. Victims of the Protestant work ethic would like all work to be unpleasant. They feel that work is a curse, that we must suffer on this earth to earn our place in the next. The idler, on the other hand, sees no reason not to use his brain to organise a life for himself where his play is his work, and so attempt to create his own little paradise in the here and now.”
Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of active lifestyles. Gyms charge fees. But no one is going to make money out of sleep. It is free”
Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life”
Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When walking, you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder”
Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source