What is work for? - Bertrand Russell's "In Praise of Idleness"

(POSTPONED TO MAY 24: I need to postpone this as I've come down with the flu)

Bertrand Russell’s 1932 essay makes three bold claims:
1. Most people could work less and still do fine if productivity gains were shared.
2. Leisure, not constant work, is the well-spring of culture, science, and happiness.
3. The prevailing “virtue of hard work” is a social myth that helps keep power and wealth in the same hands.

Are these claims, written almost 100 years ago, still relevant today?

Let’s get together, have a coffee, and talk about how Russell's ideas connect to the rise of AI, the four-day week, digital nomads, and what work could look like in the future.

You can read the essay here. You can read it in one seating, it's not very long.