WHEN A BOOK called Auto-Pilot: The Art and Science of Doing Nothing popped through the Idler Academy’s letterbox, we sat up and took notice. At last, here was the scientific explanation behind the power of idleness.

We immediately invited the author to give a talk on his work, and now Andrew Smart is coming over from his home in Switzerland to address an audience at a one-off Idler Academy symposium.

Read the full details at the Idler.