Tom Hodgkinson

Tom Hodgkinson (born 1968) is a British writer and the editor of The Idler, which he established in 1993 with his friend Gavin Pretor-Pinney. Sourced It is a common myth that idlers are incapable of working. The term “idler” is used as a pejorative by the forces of dullness and authority as they like the idea that idleness equates to evil, and they want society at large to despise the idler. The non-idler cannot understand the paradox of the working idler. He likes things to be simple: you are either working, or not working. “Idleness and Industry,” The Idler. Another characteristic of the idler's work is that it looks suspiciously like play. This, again, makes the non-idler feel uncomfortable. Victims of the Protestant work ethic would like all work to be unpleasant. They feel that work is a curse, that we must suffer on this earth to earn our place in the next. The idler, on the other hand, sees no reason not to use his brain to organise a life for himself where his play is his work, and so attempt to create his own little paradise in the here and now. “Idleness and Industry,” The Idler. The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of active lifestyles. Gyms charge fees. But no one is going to make money out of sleep. It is free free of charge sayings (?) Quotes "All of our technology is completely unnecessary to a happy life" Tom Hodgkinson cited in: Hello philosophy "When walking, you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder" Tom Hodgkinson, cited in: All great quotes External links Category:Journalists from England Category:Editors Category:Non-fiction authors Category:People from Newcastle Category:1968 births Category:Living people