TAKE BACK YOUR TIME DAY IS NOT ANTI-WORK. Useful and creative work is essential to happiness. But American life has gotten way out of balance. Producing and consuming more have become the single-minded obsession of the American economy, while other values -- strong families and communities, good health and a clean environment, active citizenship and social justice, time for nature and the soul -- are increasingly neglected.
Tomorrow is
National Take Back Your Time Day. I'd play if I hadn't already taken Monday off. Perhaps I'll weasel out early to get into the spirit. If you're lacking for ways to use your spare time, you could always read
"The Abolition of Work."