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Waste of time is thus the first and in principle the deadliest of sins. The span of human life is infinitely short and precious to make sure of one’s own election. Loss of time through sociability, idle talk,10 luxury,11 even more sleep than is necessary for health,12 six to at most eight hours, is worthy of absolute moral condemnation.
Max Weber • The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
Aristotle argued that true leisure—by which he meant self-reflection and philosophical contemplation—was among the very highest of virtues because it was worth choosing for its own sake, whereas other virtues, like courage in war, or noble behavior in government, were virtuous only because they led to something else. The Latin word for business,... See more
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Doubtless we all need a lot more time for sheer sloth and slack than we ever enjoy now, regardless of income or occupation, but once recovered from employment-induced exhaustion nearly all of us want to act.
Bob Black • The Abolition of Work
On Doing Nothing
The text advocates for the value of idleness and leisure, arguing that doing nothing can be spiritually enriching and beneficial for mental health, contrasting it with the harms of constant activity and productivity.
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Today you rarely see the word “idle” except when used as a pejorative; to be idle is to be wasteful, and several of the most popular Internet startup companies have targeted underutilized resources such as idle cars (Turo, ZipCar), household equipment (SnapGoods), or empty bedrooms (Airbnb), allowing people to make use of them by renting them out... See more
Christine Rosen • On The Death of Daydreaming
It will be said that while a little leisure is pleasant, men would not know how to fill their days if they had only four hours’ work out of the twenty-four. In so far as this is true in the modern world it is a condemnation of our civilization; it would not have been true at any earlier period. There was formerly a capacity for light-heartedness... See more
Bertrand Russell • In Praise of Idleness
Cela convient au désir d’ordre qui habite le non-paresseux : ne perdez pas votre temps ! Mieux vaut être occupé que ne rien faire !
tom Hodgkinson • L'art d'être oisif: ... dans un monde de dingue (LIENS QUI LIBER) (French Edition)
Aristotle argued that true leisure—by which he meant self-reflection and philosophical contemplation—was among the very highest of virtues because it was worth choosing for its own sake, whereas other virtues, like courage in war, or noble behavior in government, were virtuous only because they led to something else. The Latin word for business,... See more