The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of active lifestyles. Gyms charge fees. But no one is going to make money out of sleep. It is free.

Laziness works. And the simple way to incorporate its health benefits into your life is simply to take a nap.

When you go for a walk, take seeds with you, poppies, rainbow chard, rocket. Plant them among the weeds in patches of wasteland. See what happens.

The art of living is the art of bringing dreams and reality together.

Faffing of course does not fit the programme. We are supposed to be busy, productive citizens.

Guilt is also a way for us to express to others that we are a person of good conscience. 'I feel really guilty about getting drunk last night,' we say, when in actual fact we feel no guilt whatsoever or, at least, we could choose to feel no guilt. When people say to me, 'I drank too much last night,' I always reply, 'I drank exactly the right amount.

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