Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure. Tom Hodgkinson boredomidlenesspleasure Change image and share on social
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 activechargefee share on social
Poetry, being supremely useless, by its very existence represents a protest against the so-called 'real world' of busy-ness and moneymaking, so we must embrace, salute and support our poets. Tom Hodgkinson busycallembrace Change image and share on social
Deleting 200 spams a day is a drag. And I was checking my email constantly, rather than getting on with my real work, which is reading and writing. Email was becoming a distraction, a burden rather than a liberation. Tom Hodgkinson burdencheckconstantly share on social
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 cargivemind Change image and share on social
Of all the depressing abuses of language in business, there is none that gets me so incensed as the rampant overuse of the word 'passionate' in company slogans, marketing blurbs, mission statements and on the sides of vans. Tom Hodgkinson abuseblurbbusiness share on social
I've given up email. Well, almost. At the weekend I set up one of those auto-reply messages, informing my correspondents that I would no longer be checking my emails, and that instead they might like to call or write, as we used to in the olden days. Tom Hodgkinson autocallcheck share on social
It's pretty obvious that Western lifestyles which rely on gigantic amounts of electricity use up far more resources than a subsistence-based life. A little more poverty would be a good thing. Tom Hodgkinson amountbaseelectricity Change image and share on social
One aspect of fast London life I have never understood, for example, is the custom of the gym. Why do people go to gyms? Tom Hodgkinson aspectcustomfast Change image and share on social
I've never understood activity holidays since we seem to have far too much activity in our daily lives as it is. Find a culture where loafing is the order of the day and where they don't understand our need to be constantly doing things. Find somewhere you can have a hammock holiday. Tom Hodgkinson activityconstantlyculture share on social
