You can become very serious as a parent. That's got to be fought against. Tom Hodgkinson fightparent Change image and share on social
Faffing, of course, does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens. Tom Hodgkinson busycitizenfaff Change image and share on social
Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap. Tom Hodgkinson benefithealthincorporate Change image and share on social
These days we seem more bound to our bosses than ever before. We even identify our own selves with the jobs we do: 'What do you do?' is the first question we ask each other at parties, as if a job title could express a fundamental truth about our personality. Tom Hodgkinson bindbossday share on social
Surely, anyway, a working day of eight or nine hours which is not split by a nap is simply too much for a human being to take, day in, day out, and particularly so in hot weather. Tom Hodgkinson dayhothour Change image and share on social
Idleness allows you to turn a situation from boredom to pleasure. Tom Hodgkinson boredomidlenesspleasure Change image and share on social
Once you explore life outside of work, it becomes addictive. The less you work, the less you want to work. At first, the odd afternoon off seems like a fantastic luxury. Before long, you are opting for a four-day week. Then a four-day week becomes an intolerable demand on your time, so you find a way of moving to a three-day week. Tom Hodgkinson addictiveafternoonday 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