Nobody on his deathbed wishes he’d spent more time at work

offered a lira to the laziest of them. Eleven of them jumped up to claim it, so he gave it to the twelfth. This traveller was on the right lines. But in countries which do not enjoy Mediterranean sunshine, idleness is more difficult, and a great public propaganda will be required to inaugurate it. I hope that … the leaders of the YMCA will start a campaign to induce good young men to do nothing. If so, I shall not have lived in vain.”

The medical studies and Russell’s advice bring to mind the warning about working yourself into an early grave. When the overtime demands get to be too much, just tell the boss your heart’s not in it.