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On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness

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Make rest shame-free for all. Make rest need no disclaimers. Makes rest something to be protected.

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Have been thinking about this article a lot.

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Taking time off work to do nothing

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““What are you doing with your time off?” Nothing. Not a goddamn thing. I might walk down the street to get a coffee… but I might not. Reject vacation hustle culture. Embrace zero deliverables.”

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Kelly P

Kelly P

“Have been thinking about this article a lot.”

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Val Brown

Val Brown

““Because a life in which every hour serves work, including the hours of rest that serve work by restoring you for more work, is a life that belongs entirely to work, even in its leisure, even in its sleep.””

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