Tom Hodgkinson

From the founding editor of The Idler, the celebrated magazine about the freedom and fine art of doing nothing, comes not simply a book, but an antidote to our work-obsessed culture. In How to Be Idle, Tom Hodgkinson presents his learned yet whimsical argument for a new universal standard of living: being happy doing nothing. He covers a whole spectrum of issues affecting the modern idler—sleep, work, pleasure, relationships—while reflecting on the writing of such famous apologists for it as Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Nietzsche—all of whom have admitted to doing their very best work in bed.

A Loafer's Manifesto

How to Be Idle

Evaluates the benefits of a hands-off approach to parenting that promotes a young person's natural instincts and independence, explaining how today's protective methods are inhibiting child self-reliance, confidence, and happiness.

Why Laid-back Parents Raise Happier and Healthier Kids

The Idle Parent

How to Free Yourself from Anxiety, Fear, Mortgages, Money, Guilt, Debt, Government, Boredom, Supermarkets, Bills, Melancholy, Pain, Depression, Work, and Waste

The Freedom Manifesto

Dan Kieran

The Book of Idle Pleasures is a restorative gift book for the stressed out, tired and hassled. An antidote to our non-stop culture, it is a welcome compendium of timeless delights. The book lists and reflects on 75 simple pastimes and proves that the best things in life really are free: lighting fires, skimming stones, catching falling leaves, whittling, staring out of the window, dreaming, doodling or taking a nap. The Book of Idle Pleasures is a celebration of pleasure for its own sake in a world of consumer overload.

The Book of Idle Pleasures

Everyone should work for themselves. But don't cashflow forecasts, tax returns and P&Ls all sound a bit of a faff? Fear not: help is at hand. In Business for Bohemians, Tom Hodgkinson combines practical advice with laugh-out-loud anecdote to create a refreshingly candid guidebook for all of us who aspire to a greater degree of freedom in our working lives. Whether you dream of launching your own startup or profiting from your creativity in your spare time, Business for Bohemians will equip you with the tools to turn your talents into a profitable and enjoyable business. Accounting need no longer be a dark art. You will become au fait with business plans and a friend of the spreadsheet. You will discover that laziness can be a virtue. Above all, you will realise that freedom from the nine-to-five life is achievable - and, with Hodgkinson's comforting, pragmatic and extremely funny advice at hand, you might even enjoy yourself along the way. Tom Hodgkinson is the founder and editor of The Idler and the bestselling author of How to be Idle, How to be Free, The Idle Parent and Brave Old World. In 2011 he and his partner Victoria opened the Idler Academy in London, an independent bookshop, coffeehouse and cultural centre which offers online and real-world courses in everything from philosophy and calligraphy to business skills and self-defence.

Live Well, Make Money

Business for Bohemians

Have you ever wondered why you bother to go to work? Why so much of consumer culture is crap? Whether there might be a better, freer, happier way to live our lives? If so, this book is for you. Following up his cult bestseller How To Be Idle, Tom Hodgkinson takes us on an inspirational journey towards true freedom and happiness. Read How To Be Free and learn how to throw off the shackles of anxiety, bureaucracy, debt, governments, housework, moaning, pain, poverty, ugliness, war and waste, and much else besides.

How To Be Free

L'ozio come stile di vita

How to be free

Presents a whimsical antidote to today's work-obsessed culture, sharing a twenty-four-hour guide to achieving happiness while living leisurely.

IL MANIFESTO La religione dell'industria ha trasformato gli esseri umani in robot del lavoro Gioia e saggezza sono stati rimpiazzati da lavoro e preoccupazione Dobbiamo difendere il nostro diritto di essere pigri Il lavoro ci ruba il tempo Produttività e Progresso hanno generato ansia e disagio La carriera è un fantasma Il denaro è una costruzione mentale Possiamo crearci il paradiso Non c'è nulla che deve essere fatto per forza Sii buono con te stesso Resta a letto L'inazione è la fonte della creazione Arte, persone, vita Pane, pancetta, birra Non legarti a niente Prima vivere poi lavorare Non sapere niente Il tempo non è denaro Smetti di spendere Lascia il lavoro Studia l'arte di vivere Chi vive piano muore vecchio Non fare niente

lenošením a nečinností k lepšímu rodičovství : zaručený návod, jak být pohodovým rodičem

Líný rodič

Aylak Zevkler Kitabi

‘Wake up Strivers! Grab your almanacs! Let’s get idle again!’ Dominic West (from the Foreword) As lockdown has caused us all to revaluate our lives, becoming more self-reliant and living in closer harmony with nature have emerged as important priorities. Many of us have decided to up sticks and leave the city behind for a less frenetic existence in the country. Whether you've already made the move, or are dreaming of doing so one day, this is the book for you. Covering bee-keeping, poultry rearing, pig farming, bread baking, wood-chopping, fire-laying, bartering and much more, How to Live in the Country is the perfect source of inspiration for old hands and beginners alike: useful, informative but also refreshingly honest and realistic. Tom Hodgkinson draws on the wisdom of an eclectic range of thinkers and writers as he guides us through each month of the year, giving lists of tasks for both garden and animal husbandry, offering tips and short-cuts, and weaving in stories about his own experience of raising a young family in rural Devon.

A Month-by-Month Guide

How to Live in the Country

René van Veen

Kritische kanttekeningen bij het hedendaagse opvoeden, met verrassende oplossingen voor opvoedingsproblemen.

Luie ouders hebben gelijk

Gabriel Stoian (traducător.)

mic tratat pentru leneşi rafinaţi

Ghidul leneşului

'A meditation on why life has been a dreadful mistake ever since the Reformation brought us paid jobs and the work ethic. Brave Old World is hugely inspiring even when it is most bonkers' Sarah Bakewell, New Statesman In this indispensable addition to his much-loved guides for the free-spirited, Tom Hodgkinson takes us on a modern tour of the ancient arts of everyday living: philosophy, husbandry and merriment. Drawing on the wisdom of an eclectic range of thinkers and writers, and, as ever, on Tom's own honestly recounted and frequently imperfect attempts to travel the road to self-sufficiency, Brave Old World charts the progress of a year in pursuit of the pleasures of the past. From January to December, let Tom be your guide to a better, older way of life. 'A delightful read. Share in the exuberant joys and comic misfortunes of an eccentric who has made up his mind about the existence he wants to lead, and has gone ahead and lived it' James Delingpole, Mail on Sunday

A Month-by-Month Guide to Husbandry, Or the Fine Art of Looking After Yourself

Brave Old World

Wer weder Erdöl noch Hundefutter verkaufen will, sondern etwas Schönes und Sinnvolles mit seiner Arbeit machen möchte, ist der ideale Leser für dieses Buch. Tom Hodgkinson, früher Experte für alle Fragen des Müßiggangs, ist heute selbest Unternehmer. Er hat in London die Idler Academy gegründet, eine Art Volkshochschule für das gehobene Volk, in der Kurse in Grammatik, Reden halten, Musizieren, Brot backen, Bier brauen und Philosophie angeboten werden. In »Business für Bohemiens« stellt er auf höchst unterhaltsamem Niveau, gespickt mit amüsanten Anekdoten, den Lesern seine Erfahrungen zur Verfügung: Wie erstelle ich einen Geschäftsplan? Wie funktioniert eine Kalkulation, was gehört zu einer guten Buchhaltung, worin bestehen die Vorzüge einer guten Website, und wo finde ich die richtigen Angestellten? Und nicht zuletzt: Wann ist der Moment gekommen, das Handtuch zu werfen?

Business für Bohemiens

Als Tom Hodgkinson, der »Prophet aller Faulenzer«, mit seiner Familie auf einen chaotischen Bauernhof in Devon zieht, hat er im Sinne, aus dem Hamsterrad des Kapitalismus auszusteigen und sich auf das Wesentliche zu konzentrieren. Aber das einfache Leben auf dem Lande ist komplizierter als gedacht. Er hält Hühner, Schweine und Kaninchen, seine Frau Victoria versucht sich als Imkerin, backt Brot und stampft Butter. Sie brauen mieses Bier und köstlichen Holunderlikör. Mit enzyklopädischem Wissen und wohldosierter Selbstironie führt uns dies Buch durch ein abenteuerliches Jahr auf dem Land.

Ein praktischer Leitfaden für das Leben auf dem Lande

Schöne alte Welt

This wise and funny book presents a revolutionary yet highly practical approach to childcare: leave them alone. "The Idle Parent came as a huge relief to the whole family. Suddenly, it was okay to leave the kids to sort it out among themselves. Suddenly, it was okay to be responsibly lazy. This is the most counterintuitive but most helpful and consoling child-raising manual I've yet read."--Alain de Botton, author of The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work and The Consolations of Philosophy "The most easy-to-follow-without-being-made-to-feel-inadequate parenting manifesto ever written . . . A godsend to parents."--The Sunday Times "Add liberal doses of music, jovial company and deep woods to play in--all central to the idle, not to say Taoist, life--and you have a recipe for bright, happy people with need of neither television nor shrink. Who could ask for more?"--The Evening Standard In The Idle Parent, the author of The Freedom Manifesto and How to Be Idle applies his trademark left-of-center theories of idleness to what can be one of the thorniest aspects of adult life: parenting. Many parents today spend a whole lot of time worrying and wondering--frantically "helicoptering" over their children with the hope that they might somehow keep (or make?) them flawless. But where is this approach to childcare getting us? According to Hodgkinson, in our quest to give our kids everything, we fail to give them the two things they need most: the space and time to grow up self-reliant, confident, happy, and free. In this smart and hilarious book, Hodgkinson urges parents to stop worrying and instead start nurturing the natural instincts toward creativity and independence that are found in every child. And the great irony: in doing so, we will find ourselves becoming happier and better parents.

Tom Hodgkinson

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