The Idle Foundation

Who we are:

Ever think there must be more to life than the 9-5, mortgages, hire purchase and shopping at Tesco?

You are not alone...

This group is open to: eccentrics, thinkers, creatives, musicians, collaborators, dreamers everywhere.

"supporting a rejection of traditional 'job' and 'career' aspirations and a tendency to eschew capitalism, supporting and nurturing the desire to think and create in a free and unconventional way".

We also have probably the friendliest and most supportive community of freethinking people on the internet.

Join in and help build a happier society and planet together!

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Do you work:

	Full time
	3-4 days a week
	1-2 days a week
	No, but I am job-seeking
	Work? Are you mad?

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As an idler I pledge...

Some of the pledges made so far:
To strive not to work ridiculous hours, especially not for some corporate wankster. To strive to eat nice stuff that doesn't go ping at the end. I will not let stress intrude upon me where possible. Eat more home grown veg. To procreate and make idle babies. To eat slowly. To drink real ales frequently. To sing more. To smile more. To step off the 9-5 merry-go-round before I get queasy. To amuse myself in public as well as in private. To strive to amuse others as well as myself. To know that work is merely for paying the bills. To always remember that friends are a source of strength. To enjoy the simple things. To spend quality time in nature. To spend less with big businesses and corporations. To make lots of nice things instead. To go against the grain. To strive to make a difference, to the world and people around you... however small. To be happy!!! Read the pledges and add your own in the forum

Idle Bookcrossing

Idle bookcrossing New: the IF is launching a bookcrossing page.

If you have found a book in real life you can find it in the system too - and add a note to tell us what you think of it and where you found it. You can also read notes left by the book's previous custodians.

If you have a book you think other idlers might enjoy, and you want to leave it somewhere to be discovered, it's easy to do: you'll need to download some labels and then visit the bookcrossing page to register it on the system before leaving it wherever you think it will be found and appreciated.

There's a forum thread about bookcrossing here.

Idlers everywhere, take up arms! Whether your weapon of choice be pen or paintbrush, spade or egg-whisk, hold it aloft - and throw your clipboard and name badge into the mud at your allotment. Join us as we chuckle at convention and blow raspberries at authority.

Idle Heroes & Villains: Results In!

medal The greatest living inspiration to idlers - and our greatest foe - has been appointed, and will be anointed forthwith.

You, the idle public, nominated 50 candidates (22 heroes and 28 foes), and subjected them to a gruelling fortnight of voting in two rounds.

The winner of each category will be contacted by the Idle Foundation and presented with a wonderful prize, if we can think of one.

Idler Heroes: with 40% of the vote, Derrick Jensen

Idle Foes: With 44% of the vote, a joint award for Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer

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