Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy
G. E.Lessing
Few things in this world are as misunderstood as idleness. This force for the good has not received the appreciation that it deserves. Fortunately there are signs of things improving:
Watch this great video - it might change your life (to the better).
The philosopher Bertrand Russell did appreciate idleness. He even wrote en essay with the title "In Praise of Idleness"
The French seem to have enjoyed the idea of lazyness already in Medieval times. The French economist, writer and psychoanalyst Corinne Maier has continued this noble French tradition in her best selling book "Bonjour Laziness: Jumping Off the Corporate Ladder" .
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