sloth
Self-betterment through contemplation of the Seven Deadly Sins
Medieval minds wrestled with Sloth especially, and the debilitating ‘acedia’ we would call depression, for which one cure was to ‘find yourself a strong mountain’
Seeking forgiveness for gluttony, sloth and other deadly sins
The neurologist Guy Leschziner explores the medical conditions that might underlie extremes of human behaviour in a fascinating study that combines biology and psychology
