In her Straits Times article "Have a lazy new year", a lady columnist criticised that purposeful and noble new year resolutions were stifling and questioned if there was more to life than bettering ourselves. Resolved not to undertake any industrious endeavours for the new year, she claimed, "All I want to do with time is to waste it." She advised us to think twice before signing up for another self-improvement class, and instead of getting up for morning exercise, have a luxurious sleep-in until noon...and announced she would be spending lots of time in the virtual world by joining her husband who was having loads of fun acquiring girlfriends in computer games.
When has staying productive and busy become so uncool? And, do people actually need to make resolutions just to become lazy?
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depends on the lifestyle.
i find that when i've got nothing to do, time passes more slowly and after a while i start thinking more about "life, universe and everything" (hitchiker's guide to the galaxy reference).
carl jung actually had a tower on the bank of some lake where he used to spend a few weeks a year. There the only "civilised items" he had were a gas lamp and a match of boxes.
Probaly, being lazy every now and then can lead to much needed introspection and insight into one's life. For those who feel like they need it, at least.
You have a point, angeldust.
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