A blog about not getting things done
Posted in "work ethic", idling, relaxation, sloth, unproductivity on May 30th, 2007
Britain is becoming a nation of aimless internet users, spending an average of two full working days a month surfing the web without any real purpose, a study claims.
The English language has acquired a new verb: to wilf. Wilf is coined from the phrase that many surfers utter when they realise that they’ve just been […]
Posted in health, idling, relaxation, sloth, tea, unproductivity on May 20th, 2007
(Photo thanks to Phil Moore)
While I will confess to not being the greatest fan of outgoing UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, just days from his retirement he has finally addressed one of the pressing issues of our time: how hard it is to get a decent cup of tea.
“It’s got to be properly strong, […]
Posted in health, idling, mindfulness, relaxation, sloth on May 6th, 2007
The kind of relaxation that is part of the sloth ethic depends on being able to live in the moment. It’s hard to enjoy sitting in the sun with a good book (I’m with you there, jcr) if you are fretting about the meeting that’s coming up next week, the interview next month, the effects […]
Posted in asides on May 6th, 2007
The Sloth Ethic now has a Myspace page. Do stop by and say hello.
Posted in "work ethic", health, unproductivity, work on May 3rd, 2007
The Confederation of British Industry are moaning again about sick leave.
UK bosses suspect that one in eight of all UK workplace absences are due to staff faking illness, research by the CBI suggests.
The CBI are urging employers to crack down on this pernicious menace, after their survey revealed that employers suspected that 12% of illness […]
Posted in slow on May 3rd, 2007
The Long Now Foundation consider the attention span of modern civilisation to be pathetically short. Far better to take a view where the long term is measured in centuries, rather than by the publication schedule of monthly magazines and daily newspapers.
They have some projects on the go that transcend the now-now-now impulse.
Like a mechanical clock […]