The freedom seekers guide

Frowned upon by society, idleness is seen as wasting time, wasting potential and is generally regarded as a synonym of laziness. Reading ‘How to be Free’ by Tom Hodgkinson, however, has fleshed out my tendency to believe that idleness is actually an essential part of humanity, a time where people can make large strides and experience great joy. Hodgkinson’s work is full of illustrations from a bygone medieval age where life was a lot slower, a lot simpler and, in his opinion, people a lot happier. By applying many of these ideas to his life, Hodgkinson has been able to rely on himself to produce what he needs, therefore creating more time to ‘play’ and rejecting the standard pattern of work life balance.

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