Most adults can’t focus for more than 3-5 hours per day so why do we make kids sit in class for so long?
It’s been said before, but it needs to be said again: the idea that you can be productive all day is a relic of the Industrial Age.

And even if we could be productive for that long, who cares? The treadmill of productivity is a miserable way to life.

More leisure, please. https://twitter.com/jeremygiffon/status/1323817463918874624
The word school comes from the Latin word: skola.

It translates to leisure. But it’s not an American sit back and watch TV leisure. It’s a laugh with friends, read great books, listen to marvelous symphonies, and contemplate life’s most important questions kind of leisure. https://twitter.com/david_perell/status/1314417621111111681
Future obsessions will scratch their heads when they see how work consumed early 21st century life, even for people in the highest tax brackets.

Here are two excerpts from an excellent book called “Leisure: The Basis of Culture.”
Future obsessions will scratch their heads when they see how work consumed early 21st century life, even for people in the highest tax brackets.Here are two excerpts from an excellent book called “Leisure: The Basis of Culture.”
Future obsessions will scratch their heads when they see how work consumed early 21st century life, even for people in the highest tax brackets.Here are two excerpts from an excellent book called “Leisure: The Basis of Culture.”
Big caveat: I still work *extremely* hard.

Intellectually, I want more leisure. But at the same time, busting my ass for the past five years has improved my life tremendously.

Brunello Cucinelli, who I wrote about below, strikes a wonderful balance of leisure and hard work. https://twitter.com/david_perell/status/1315426541464162305
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