You’ve probably heard that da Vinci invented the helicopter, tank, scuba gear, and parachute. Well, this was when he did it—when he should have been working. Some of the greatest examples of human ingenuity only came about because da Vinci was too lazy to stick with his painting.

Have you seen that in the past few months there has been a spate of books published for lazy Americans, including The Lazy Gourmet and The Lazy Intellectual? Have you tried Lazy Cakes...

Here, Michael draws on literary history, cultural associations and the poetic resonances of the concept of sloth, and considers laziness and inactivity from a literary perspective. Keywords: Attention economy, Laziness, Leisure, Sloth, Work ethic

Some historical personalities were totally chill… Laziness is often seen as the opposite of working. That’s why we divided the most famous lazy legends into job title categories. 1. Bestselling authors. 2. Inventors and thinkers. 3. Creative artists. 4. Iconic painters. 5. Musical prodigies. 6. Billionaires. 7. Classical music composers. 8.