Attn: vm -- The Virtue of Idleness

[Dingfod]

From this Guardian article (http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,3605,1276787,00.html), which I've only skimmed, but I will read later. Comments?


Warren

[Dingfod]

If idleness is a virtue, I am a virtuoso. Now, if I could just convince my wife and my employer that this is a good thing.


Warren, who thinks hard work is overrated...

[viscousmemories]

Thanks, Warren. :D

It's an excellent read so far, but since I read slowly and I'm on a dreaded dial-up connection (to a POP in Michigan, no less) I'm gonna have to disconnect to finish reading it, and therefore be unable to comment until later.

[Gawen]

I can agree with this:

The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together. I have a dream. It is called love, anarchy, freedom. It is called being idle

[JoeP]

Good article! The lifestyle, and mindset, is so appealing that my "wishful thinking" sensors were on full alert. How many pre-industrialisation weavers could really live such a flexible life? How many people now, apart from writers in his position - basically artists who've built an income, can live on idleness?

Some of the points are important though: the value of thinking while waking up slowly is enormous. Many people don't respond well to the rise-early ethic (I chuckled at the mention of forcing yourself to get up at 7:50am. In South Africa normal working hours start at 8 and many people think nothing of scheduling meetings at 7:30). And it's important not to give in to the popular idea that getting up late is solely about laziness and resisting what's good for everyone.

I'm reminded of Thom Hartmann's hunter-vs-farmer concept. Some of us just don't work the same way.