David Pennington

After Work: A History of the Home and the Fight for Free Time by Nick Srnicek, Helen Hester is a intriguing and inspiring read that is perfect for anyone who has ever felt suffocated by the demands of domestic life, seeking a deeper understanding of the historical and philosophical roots of their struggles and a vision for a more liberated future.

As a method, marginalia remind us that all annotation is allusive, that all literature is connected to everything else, that the reader influences the writer as surely as the other way around, and even if the later has been dead for centuries.

Perhaps the immutable error of parenthood is that we give our children what we wanted, whether they want it or not.”

The scientific virtues are:

• Stupidity


• Arrogance


• Laziness


• Carefreeness


• Beauty


• Rebellion


• Humor

Stories don’t sell, they invite and inspire.

“Right now, we need writers who know the difference between the production of a market commodity and the practice of an art.”

“Once you learn how to learn, you have only to discover what is worth learning.”