Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-03-05
Books mentioned on 136. Is Sloth a Sin or a Virtue?
How can we distinguish between laziness and patience? Why do people do crossword puzzles?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The grasshopper : games, life, and Utopia
Discussed“That was Bernard suits who said in his book The Grasshopper games life and Utopia that gameplay in particular is the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles”
Where to get it
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Guinness Book of World Records
Guinness Book of World Records by Unknown is an iconic annual reference publication that compiles an astonishing array of human achievements, natural phenomena, and extreme milestones from across the globe.
Discussed“Later Angela calls the three-toed sloth the slowest animal in the world as we noted in our recent episode on Temptation the three-toed sloth is actually the slowest mammal according to the Guinness Book of World Records PBS and National Geographic”
Where to get it
