A blog about not getting things done
Posted in creativity, getting things done, lifehacks, procrastinating, procrastination on Mar 25th, 2007
You can’t click a link on the web without stumbling over yet more advice on how to avoid procrastination. So we at the The Sloth Ethic thought that we would jump on the bandwagon outline our approach to overcoming procrastination, and getting things done. To rush into these things only reinforces your procrastinating tendencies, so […]
Posted in sloth on Mar 25th, 2007
From the comments on the first post at the Sloth Ethic:
“In the middle ages, (before the sin of “accedia” was unfortunately renamed to slander the cute, innocent 2-and 3-toed Central American arborial mammals with the adorable smile–’cause the New world hadn’t been discovered yet) –there was a concept called “Holy Sloth” and it meant the […]
Posted in meetings, moleskine, pigs, productivity, sloth, unproductivity, work on Mar 13th, 2007
You need three things to take effective notes in meetings: a large black sturdy notebook clearly marked with your name (a Moleskine is perfect for this: stylish, practical, and with a pocket to hide biscuits in), a pen, and a chair positioned so that no-one can see what you are writing.
Having all three of these […]
Posted in idling, productivity, sloth, unproductivity, work on Mar 11th, 2007
Most people would think of Robert Louis Stevenson was a productive man. He wrote book after book of compelling stories that are perfect for passing slow childhood Sunday afternoons while rain drops chase each other down the windows. But Stevenson was no fan of the treadmill, and he loved his sloth enough that he wrote […]
Posted in idling, productivity, sleep, slow, unproductivity on Mar 11th, 2007
There’s a worrying cult at work in the world. It proselytizes at seminars, and through innocent looking web sites. It spreads its insidious message through books that are shelved in ordinary bookshops, where even children could see them.
You can tell its adherents by their pallor, their bleary eyed thousand yard stare, the stains on their […]
Posted in "business bullshit", "work ethic", work on Mar 10th, 2007
“Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.”
(William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Act I, scene ii).
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs brought in some consultants (at the cost of seven million pounds of taxpayers’ money) to help introduce ‘lean thinking’ (a concept used to improve car manufacturing) to HMRC.
Part of […]
Something has been discovered in many offices and factories. Perhaps it’s in the paint. Maybe it’s emitted by laser printers, or is caused by fluorescent lighting, or air-conditioning units.
There’s a direct link between exposure to this and ill-health. It makes those exposed to it twice as likely to die from heart disease, and almost twice […]
Posted in getting things done, lifehacks, moleskine, productivity, unproductivity on Mar 6th, 2007
Save money on new books! Buy a large moleskine, and a very fine-tipped pen. Lurk in bookshops copying word for word the books you want to read, so you can read them later and for free. If you get to page fifty, and decide that it’s rubbish, simply cross out your transcription, move on to […]
Posted in idling, productivity, sloth, unproductivity on Mar 4th, 2007
“The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time”
(Bertrand Russell)
The Sloth Ethic is dedicated – in a lackadaisical, slipshod sort of way – to the idea that many of us don’t spend enough quality time not getting things done.
I posted sporadically on a blog with the same name a little while ago, which mostly reflected […]