In Praise of Idleness By Bertrand Russell. Like most of my generation, I was brought up on the saying: 'Satan finds some mischief for idle hands to do.' Being a highly virtuous child, I believed all that I was told, and acquired a conscience which has kept me working hard down to the present moment.
But although my conscience has controlled my actions, my opinions have undergone a revolution. Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios. Mitchell Heisman - Suicide Note. Yale Video Course. Plato, Meno, section 70a.