Life Is Becoming No More

I've Given Up Email. Well, Almost. At The Weekend I Set Up One Of Those Auto-reply Messages, Informing My Correspondents That I Would No Longer Be Checking My Emails, And That Instead They Might Like To Call Or Write, As We Used To In The Olden Days.

There's Nothing New About Anti-work Philosophy. History Is Dotted With Individuals And Groups Who Decided That Laziness Was Next To Godliness And Work Was A Waste Of Time.

We Have To Wonder Whether Digital Technology, Rather Than Making It Easier To Communicate, Is Actually Doing The Opposite. We Now Sit Alone At A Keyboard, Firing Off Zeros And Ones Into The Ether. Offices Are Silent.

Being Good To People Is The Only Insurance Policy You Need.

Truly, The Bench Is A Boon To Idlers. Whoever First Came Up With The Idea Is A Genius: Free Public Resting Places Where You Can Take Time Out From The Bustle And Brouhaha Of The City, And Simply Sit And Watch And Reflect.