Monday, October 25, 2004
Honor in laziness
Sunday was the second annual "Let's Be Lazy Day," ("Take Back Your Time Day") described as "a national movement encouraging Americans to work less and enjoy their lives more." The assumption being that you can't enjoy your life with work. Go to Europe, if you really feel that way. Around here, we tend to be of the belief that hard work is something to be proud of, and being lazy isn't.
"Other countries, because of the way they operate, either culturally or government-wise, are structured to have a better work-life balance," Latourrette said. "In our society, it's up to the individual how they structure their life ... it's like a badge of honor to work 60, 70 hour weeks. What's honorable about that?"
Yeah, how absurd for us to allow individuals to decide how much they want to work. It's better to let the government tell us how much we should work. That'll lead to life-enjoyment.
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