(Note: I transcribed this straight from the book but all spelling errors should be considered my own. You can find a full PDF here and an audio-book here. I have no idea how to reach the author to obtain permission for reprinting his work but my hope is that he’d appreciate the spirit in which…
Chapter 3 Up until now I’ve only had some minor complaints about Smart’s attempt to scientifically justify laziness. The biggest being that he’s not giving us any citations and almost never gives references to the studies that would help prove his point. Even when he mentions certain studies he doesn’t go into their methodology, sample…
(Nick’s Notes: This is the third part of my four part series on Isaac Morehouse’s ideas on work from his blog, you can find part one here and part two here) Isaac has a podcast episode on whether we should think of imagination as work. Now, it seems pretty clear at first glance that I’d…
Does the time bother you? Well, it bothers some social theorists anyways. Especially in the ways it disciplines us and makes us much more restricted in how we spend our days. Although the article on time discipline could use some (ahem) work (more references and citations for instance) it is still an interesting read if you’re…
I didn’t know terribly much about this word or its history and even reading most or all of this Wikipedia entry I’m not sure how much I’m closer to getting much that is useful out of it. But it’s still pretty interesting how a words etymology and general meaning can shift with cultures and time. Here’s a few…