Don Marquis’ “A Motto for the Wall” reminds me of the Gotthold Ephraim Lessing quote “Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.” Always been a favorite quote/life motto/affirmation since I read it as the epigraph to Paul Lafargue’s The Right to Be Lazy.
dear Jay: may i recommend the app SelfControl? i'm locked out of social media and nytimes.com except on Tuesdays. because doomscrolling. because compulsive can go bad.
Don Marquis’ “A Motto for the Wall” reminds me of the Gotthold Ephraim Lessing quote “Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.” Always been a favorite quote/life motto/affirmation since I read it as the epigraph to Paul Lafargue’s The Right to Be Lazy.
dear Jay: may i recommend the app SelfControl? i'm locked out of social media and nytimes.com except on Tuesdays. because doomscrolling. because compulsive can go bad.