Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience.

We bore ourselves in order to earn money that we'll later spend on trying to de-bore ourselves

Pain will never leave us. Instead of putting energy into destroying pain, we need to put energy into creating pleasure.

We think we have to work because the advertising industry has elevated wants into needs. The newspapers and the television batter us incessantly with the latest "must-haves", whether that's shoes, videogames or patio heaters. As a result, mums think they "have" to work at Tesco in order to buy expensive trainers.

When people say " I just don't have enough time " they mean " I prioritized something else.

Working is bad enough in the winter, but in the summer it can become completely intolerable. Stuck in airless offices, every fibre of our being seems to cry out for freedom. We're reminded of being stuck in double maths while the birds sing outside.

When walking you see things that you miss in a motor car or on the train. You give your mind space to ponder.