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Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by dunefox on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:57AM (#24140999)
If you need the workplace to 'exercise your mind' then I don't know what to tell you... all your free time gained this way is useless then if you don't know how to spend it.
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Re:Bertrand Russell's argument for idleness is more relevant... by mettamage on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:27AM (#24142188)
One needs to work to survive. The benefit of work for me is to exercise my mind. Other forms are available but do not aid survival. So assuming everything else is equal, I should use work to exercise my mind.

The issue with work is that it is constrained to one thing (web dev in my case). I can use my free time to do whatever (relax or other exercises such as meditation).

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