Foreword

Nobody wants to get off their fucking ass and work anymore.

8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours for what you will. But that’s not true, is it? Somewhere along the way, we lost the concept of what you will. Tools to accelerate productivity should alleviate our responsibilities, but have only added to them. Any hour that is freed up must be spent elsewhere. Your own home is no longer a refuge. The pressure to pick up a side hustle, respond to emails and texts on your phone and cultivate a personal brand on social media haunts your reast hours, even if you don’t notice it. Each individual should have the entrepreneurial initiative to maximise every minute of their day for personal gain. It is exhausting.

No hate to anyone who wants to live like that but we know we don’t, and chances are if you’re reading this you don’t either. If that is indeed the case, we have great news! You don’t have to! The 24Ours project demands the right to rest. To do as you please. To wander aimlessly. To take the long way around. To take unneccessary journeys. To do nothing at all. This book features essays and statistics on the topics of toxic productivity, how to rest and how idle time is essential for creativity. Use this to convert others. We are strong advocates of the 4 day working week, but we don’t believe that it alone is the solution. We want you to fully reclaim that 24 hours once it’s been granted to you. Your 5th day is sacred, treat it as such.

Rest is not radical, it is an absolute necessity. We all have 24 hours. Reclaim yours.