Why work?
‘The 40-hour workweek was born in the industrial age, when people made widgets in factories. The modern world is a much different place than the one we used to work in, and smart individuals are discovering that time doesn’t equal productivity.’ -Everett Bogue
Was in the North Bay recently and picked up a copy of the North Bay Bohemian. Great article by Leilani Clark on simplifying one’s life.
Read it here.
Resources mentioned include NEF’s 21 hours report, the books Plenitude: The New Economics of Truth Wealth by Juliet Schor, The Story of Stuff by Annie Leonard and blogs by Tammy Strobel and Everett Bogue – plus Shareable.net.
Above: Illustration by Yamauchi Kazuaki; which had nothing to do with the article, just liked it a tad better than the stock image they posted. Found via Pomegranita.
