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If you are not familiar with it, may I present to you Bertrand Russell's "In Praise of Idleness". In 1920 he was already advocating exactly that.
by piva00 4y ago
If you are not familiar with it, may I present to you Bertrand Russell's "In Praise of Idleness". In 1920 he was already advocating exactly that.
- neom 4y agoHello fellow Bertrand Russell fan??! I don't see his name come up on HN too often but really nice to see In Praise of Idleness mentioned. For anyone reading this who wants to consume some of his philosophy: In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays - https://www.amazon.com/Praise-Idleness-Routledge-Classics-46/dp/0415325064 https://www.amazon.com/Praise-Idleness-Routledge-Classics-46... The Conquest of Happiness - https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Happiness-Bertrand-Russell/dp/087140673X/ https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Happiness-Bertrand-Russell/d...