Meditations of a Lazybones Meditations of a Lazybones
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Meditations of a Lazybones

Wojciech Mann
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I am a lazybones. That’s not me being cute; it’s the brutal truth.

I wouldn’t be particularly worried about it, as at retirement age this attribute is perfectly justified. After decades of honest work, every old person deserves the inalienable right to twiddle their thumbs and relax whenever they want to.

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