Resurgence Talks - Tom Hodgkinson - How Idleness leads to wellness

TOM HODGKINSON, FOUNDER THE IDLER: 

HOW IDLENESS LEADS TO WELLNESS: THE INTIMATE CONNECTION BETWEEN FULFILMENT AND DOING NOTHING.

Tom founded the Idler in 1993 and went on to join the Guardian newspaper in 1995 as a columnist and head of editorial development. He and partner Gavin Pretor-Pinney then quit to set up a creative consultancy and undertook editorial and advertising projects. In 2002 Tom left the commercial world and retired to a farmhouse on the coast of North Devon to write books. His first book How to be Idle was a global best-seller and was followed by How to be Free, The Idle Parent and Brave Old World. He has also co-written The Book of Idle Pleasures (with Dan Kieran, later to launch crowdfunding publishing platform Unbound) and The Ukulele Handbook (with Gavin Pretor-Pinney). In 2014 Tom returned to London to launch develop the Idler Academy both in the real world and online.

Tickets £5.50 including booking fee

This event will raise money for The Resurgence Trust, an educational charity (no. 1120414).