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If you like idleness then be idle, just don't expect the same rewards as the productive. Also, if everyone had the same thought process as the author, the world
by mjfl 9y ago
If you like idleness then be idle, just don't expect the same rewards as the productive. Also, if everyone had the same thought process as the author, the world would be a worse place in ways the author could not possibly foresee. But what if they could see it live? "This village of African children starved to death because the farmers lowered their yields by 50% for a more manageable lifestyle" "This person died of a heart attack because this cardiologist prefers a strict 9-5, and didn't have the energy for the attention to detail to foresee the calamity". "+50% car crash fatalities because rigorous testing puts too much strain on engineers". I wonder if the author would be embarassed, or even ashamed.
- AstralStorm 9y agoDid you prefer the converse headline "patient killed due to tired doctor", "bridge failure as workers installed supports badly", "power plant explodes as inspector missed system warning" etc. We're on that side of the balance right now and not the other.
- mjfl 9y agoI don't consider rest for optimal work "idleness", in fact that's a big part of productive work. I think there's a huge difference between getting a full 8 hours of sleep and what the author is suggesting in the article, but maybe that's just me.