Val Brown

On the Difference Between Rest and Idleness

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“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.”

lifestyle, i suppose?

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Kelly P3mo ago

Have been thinking about this article a lot.

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