Chapter 1: That Loathsome Monster Idleness The previous chapter set the stage for the rest of the book in a fairly interesting and engaging way, let’s look at how Smart follows up on that effort. First, Smart talks about the history of our attitudes towards idleness all around the world. From the attitudes stemming from…
The topic of mental health and work is no stranger to this site as I’ve discussed it a few times either personally or more generally. A particular phenomenon within work itself however, workaholism, hasn’t really been discussed (surprisingly) and certainly not in any detail when it comes to its correspondence to various mental health issues.…
Re-posted from here. This essay was a big part of my own essay on anti-work that I presented at the 2014 Boston Anarchist Bookfair. I seem to work a lot. At least, I think I work a lot. Like many in the modern world, I find it pretty hard to tell the difference between work…
(Nick’s Notes: This essay has been republished from here. A follow-up article analyzing and critiquing certain parts of this essay shall be coming in the coming days. In Praise of Idleness By Bertrand Russell [1932[ Like most of my generation, I was brought up on the saying: ‘Satan finds some mischief for idle hands to do.’…
Work -What is it good for? Presented at AltExpo #13 “Lucky” 6/22/13 Introduction Imagine spending most of your life in one place, context or situation. This situation is typically tedious, repetitive, and requires little skill. Economically speaking, it wouldn’t be too far to say that you’ve been forced into this situation. In this situation you…