When People Say " I Just Don't

What Is Required As We Travel Towards Full Unemployment Is Not New Legislation But A Gradual Change Of Mental Attitude, A Shift In Values. As Our Taste For Idling Grows, We Will Refuse To Work For Old-fashioned Bosses Who Demand A Five-day, 40-hour, Nine-to-five Type Week, Or Worse.

What I've Found In Working Less Is You Start To Get A Bit More Involved In The More Real Politics, Which Is Local Politics That Affect What's Going On In Your Own Community.

I Suddenly Realised, Hey, I'm Not A Lazy Idiot, I'm An Idler! It's Something To Aspire To, It's Part Of The Creative Process! That's Fantastic!

One Of The Least Arduous But Most Productive Of Gardening Jobs, The Magic Of Deadheading Never Fails To Delight Me. It Was A Revelation When The Principle Was Explained To Me: That Flowers Are The Attempt By The Plant To Reproduce Itself. So If You Cut The Heads Off Before The Flower Turns Into Seeds, The Plant Will Continue To Flower.

The Siesta Provides A Delightful Detour From The Working Day And It Also Has A Practical Value As Far As Productivity Is Concerned. Winston Churchill Had A Good Long Siesta Every Day During The Second World War And He Said It Was The Thing That Enabled Him To Cope With The Pressure.