Get a life

 

"Bertrand Russell, the English philosopher, was not a fan of work. In his 1932 essay, In Praise of Idleness, he reckoned that if society were better managed the average person would only need to work four hours a day. Such a small working day would 'entitle a man to the necessities and elementary comforts of life'. The rest of the day could be devoted to the pursuit of science, painting and writing. (...) So maybe we should be more self-critical about how much we work. Working less may make us more productive. And, as Russell argued, working less will guarantee 'happiness and joy of life, instead of frayed nerves, weariness, and dyspepsia'".