Paul Connolly
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Sep 25, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Brisbane Times
- Top 100K sites
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- Sep 4, 2026
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Stop feeling guilty – there are benefits of doing absolutely nothing (opens the original)
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Each week, Good Weekend’s how-to column shares expert advice on how to navigate some of modern life’s big – and small – challenges. This week: How to be idle. The Oxford English Dictionary defines idleness, in part, as “the state of being unoccupied … inactivity, indolence” – as if these are bad things. If I’m overinterpreting here, I’m likely not alone. The Protestant work ethic, supercharged by capitalism, seems so ennobled in Western culture that to admit your life’s ambition is simply to loa
How late is late? Unpacking the social rules of punctuality and the hidden anxiety of latecomers (opens the original)
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“Leave earlier” is the obvious advice for those who run late. Then again, the business of punctuality is more nuanced than it might appear (how late is late?). And also, does anyone really want dinner guests turning up exactly on time – like, well, psychopaths? If that sounds defensive, you may be right. While I’ve never missed a plane or a critical work deadline, I have a tendency, when it comes to social engagements, to arrive right on the cusp of – and, regrettably, sometimes beyond – the per
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