Whether you live in the city or in the country, creating time for a leisurely ramble is an easy thing to do. Tom Hodgkinson citycountrycreate Change image and share on social
Punk was a protest against work and against boredom. It was a sign of life, a rant, a scream, a rejection of bourgeois morals. But have things improved since then? Arguably, they've got worse. Tom Hodgkinson arguablybadlyboredom Change image and share on social
When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap. Tom Hodgkinson naptough Change image and share on social
Embrace the faff. Stare out of the window. Bend paperclips. Stand in the middle of the room trying to remember what you came downstairs for. Pace. Drum your fingertips. Move papers around. Hum. Look at the garden. Tom Hodgkinson benddownstairsdrum share on social
I love the 19th-century idea of the flaneur, the poet wandering through the streets. Tom Hodgkinson 19thcenturyflaneur Change image and share on social
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 beautybreakfreedom Change image and share on social
Now I'm no biologist, but it seems to make a lot of sense that slow lives, as well as being enjoyable, are long lives. One only has to think of the example of the tortoise for proof of this theory from the animal world. Tom Hodgkinson animalbiologistenjoyable share on social
What seems extraordinary is that the richest countries in the world, in terms of economic output, are the ones where we work hardest. Tom Hodgkinson countryeconomicextraordinary Change image and share on social
As the son of a feminist mother, I grew up with the idea that work was a sort of salvation for women as it would give them freedom from the domestic grind. Now it seems work is a form of slavery, undertaken out of apparent compulsion rather than choice. Tom Hodgkinson apparentchoicecompulsion share on social
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. Tom Hodgkinson bustlechancecreate share on social
