Sloth

This rollicking parody of the self-help genre humorously critiques the pervasive couch-bound mentality in America. With a playful tone, the author guides readers through embracing a life of noncommittal inertia, asserting, "You have the right to be lazy." The concept of Lethargiosis is introduced as essential for shedding energy and drive, marking the first step toward becoming a sloth. To achieve this blissful state, the book is filled with amusing self-help resources, including a sloth songbook, sugar-laden sloth breakfast bars, and a 12-hour documentary on Thomas Aquinas. The sloth network, channel 823, offers programming designed to avoid stimulation, including the author's own sleeping footage. Readers will uncover the top ten myths about Sloth, the ten commandments, the SLOTH mantra, and the "too-much ten," highlighting over-achievers like Marie Curie and Shakespeare. The guide covers how to adopt slothful habits in diet, exercise, work, and love, warning that true love leads to passion, the ultimate enemy of sloth. Wendy Wasserstein, a notable comic writer, uses humor to critique the self-help industry while satirizing the cultural and political apathy of many Americans.