In Praise of Idleness
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1932 · essay · original online
Bertrand Russell argues that less compulsory work and more intelligent leisure would make civilization saner.
WHY IT STILL MATTERSIt punctures the idea that being constantly busy is evidence of virtue, value, or thought.
Best opened after the third productivity system has failed to explain what the work is actually for.