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…
(Nick’s Notes: This article was inspired by this talk by Laura Vanderkam) I struggle a lot with managing my time and figuring out what’s a priority on my to-do list and what isn’t. When I’m in work as much as I dislike it, it does give a certain rigid structure to my day. I can…
Alright, I know it’s weird that I’m reviewing this movie for my anti-work site but hear me out. It’s number 9 (Chef was number 10) of the Top 10 Movies That Will Make You Want to Quit your Job by WatchMojo so I decided to check it out and see how true that was. Granted,…
Because I enjoy the absurdity of life and all that brings, I also tend to like irony and pointing it out. I like dawdling on the things that make people think, even if that thinking is mostly interrupted thoughts that are wildly disjointed and interspersed with “Why is that racoon carrying an AK 47 without…
There’ll be a cheat sheet (and a few comments) for you slackers who can’t go through the video below the video. 10. Kumar Patel - Harold and Kumar 9. Vance “Van” Silder, Jr. - National Lampoon’s Van Wilder 8. Ed - Shaun of the Dead 7. Dante Hicks and Randal Graves - Clerks 6.…
Fun Fact: I make fun of myself a lot. I mean, more than your average person does. Sometimes I’ll just use it as a “clever” way to deflect compliments, other times as a shoddy way to make a cheap joke and I’ll even include it in sentences where I’m explaining how I insult myself a…
Well I was going to write about how your job is (likely) pointless and how that happens… But this is so much better! The snow cares not for your deadlines, your happy hour plans, your scheduled C-section. It wants only to fall on the ground and lie there. And it wants you to, too. Needless…
In my history there were these extraordinary guys, men and women, all immigrants, passionate people, who believed a great, humane kind of America existed-and when it didn’t, they decided to make up the difference. - Herb Gardner, author of A Thousand Clowns Although I can’t find their comment now, I know someone recommended I watch…
Recently, Watch Mojo had a top 10 Rube Goldberg Machines in Movies. In it, there was an interesting trend that I noticed. The first movie scene they show (even before they get to the countdown) is a morning orientated Rube Goldberg Machine (RGM for short). And the countdown itself is nearly dominated by morning orientated…
While Neilan’s Apathy isn’t an anti-work book per se’ the passages that do involve work are often disparaging. They’re often made up of our main character (who only goes by Shane) falling asleep in the bathroom, coming in drunk and then falling asleep in the bathroom or mocking his co-workers. Suffice it to say, Shane…