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In praise of idleness, a timeless essay, Bertrand Russell ; with an introduction, afterword, notes and illustrations by Bradley Trevor Grieve

eng

Includes bibliographical references

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

In praise of idleness

Bertrand Russell ; with an introduction, afterword, notes and illustrations by Bradley Trevor Grieve

a timeless essay

Considered the Voltaire of his time, Bertrand Russell was a fearless iconoclast who stood unbowed before political and religious leaders; his disdain for conventional thinking and accepted beliefs set him apart from his academic peers and at odds with the authorities throughout his long and storied life. In this book, Russell champions the seemingly incongruous notion that realising our full potential and thus enjoying the greatest possible success and happiness is not accomplished by working harder or smarter, but through harnessing the extraordinary power of idleness. Russell's penetrating insights and exquisite turns of phrase feel as fresh and relevant today as when they were first written. Arguing that we can achieve far more by doing far less, and that traditional wealth accumulation is a form of cultural and moral poverty, Russell demands greater depth from our age of abundant creativity and heralds the next wave of enlightened entrepreneurs