Hodgkinson, Tom
How to Be Idle
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141015064
- author:
- Hodgkinson, Tom
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2005
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 13.21 x 2.54 x 17.78 centimetres
- Genre:
- Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Reclaim your right to be idle with Tom Hodgkinson's entertaining guide. Doing nothing is hard work, according to Oscar Wilde, and the Protestant work ethic has made it difficult for many of us to take a break.
Hodgkinson presents a laid-back argument for a new contract between routine and chaos, encouraging readers to experience life to the full and live in the moment. He draws on the writings of well-known apologists for idleness, including Dr Johnson, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson and Nietzsche, to make his case.
With its mix of humor and scholarly knowledge, this book is both a pleasure to read at leisure and a call to action for those looking to take control of their lives. Tom Hodgkinson's message is clear: it's time to reclaim your right to be idle.
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