how to be idle

September 30, 2005 – 4:03 pm

The Idler

latest issue of The Idler magazine.

read the fantastic book ” how to be idle” by tom hodgkinson, speaking out against the frenetic pace of modern life.

Lao Tzu would have been pleased.

  1. 3 Responses to “how to be idle”

  2. went through the site, it is alright, i give you passing marks. but the thing is you are low on perspective, you stand in the madding crowd, what about your own personality, beliefs i mean, do you have any or are you content only with imbibing and then spewing out whatever is in the public domain.

    it is a sad state of world, where people stop thinking for themselves. thanks.

    By Indian Capitalist on Oct 1, 2005

  3. come on buddy - all these things are my thoughts. duh. are you suggesting that if spoke more on a self-centred perspective i.e. rattle on about myself - give you a glimpse of the person behind the words - then somehow i would be thinking for myself more?

    i’m aware that’s a common perception.

    besides i would hate to ‘impose’ my beliefs on people in a top-down fashion - that’s precisely the sort of thing i see as the problem. smacks of dogma - you know what i mean?

    By sonia on Oct 3, 2005

  4. the comment about ‘passing marks’ - ah what an obsession- ( which i don’t share by the way) its so competitive - its okay you can relax, you’re out of school now. :-) i think you need to think more about slowing down, perhaps you can look at it as ‘de-westernizing’ yourself - ( since you like to see things in such a light )

    By sonia on Oct 3, 2005

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