Life is not a Garden of Eden. Day in and day out, urgent matters must be attended to, tasks completed, and duties fulfilled. Trapped in the same daily stress, there is always something that must be done, rarely something that can be done, and hardly ever something that is allowed. When the workweek is over, one falls headfirst into the pillows and stays there until the free days are over and the alarm clock signals the start of Monday. This is as necessary as it is delightful, for after toil, only leisure can help, and what could be more beautiful than a lazy life? The dream of idleness and the pursuit of a comfortable life is old – but also extraordinarily relevant. For twiddling one’s thumbs is not looked upon favorably in today’s performance-driven life. Instead, everyone wants and, above all, is expected to achieve more, be faster, and be more efficient. Yet, occasional tranquility is not just for lazy loafers or world-removed dawdlers; it is essential for everyone and indispensable for a happy life. That it can also be enjoyable to occasionally rest one’s hands in one’s lap is demonstrated by “Ft or The Right to Be Lazy” – with a wealth of ideas, clever wit, and light humor that offers great insights against old ways of thinking.