I'm surprised that nobody (that I can tell) has posted anything on The Freedom Manifesto by Tom Hodgkinson. It's a collection of essays on a variety of topics based on the world we live in now. It's great. He also wrote How to Be Idle, which is his personal praise of living the idle life.
I loved How To Be Idle. Peculiarly enough, it was given to me by mother, who has in the past often complained about my bone-laziness. Luca.