Book excerpt: The Mind of indolence is a book that focuses on the meaning and effectiveness of being idle or without employment, the aftermath of doing nothing, and the cure for idleness. In chapter 4 Kevin discusses the connection between idleness and the Bible with instances of how idleness and individuals who practiced it ended up, and also how to combat it using the scriptures. The last chapter entails the psychology of idleness and how it affects the human brain which is the chief controller in the body, it explains the problems faced with idleness and health challenges and solutions we are meant to undertake while facing the aftereffects of doing nothing caused by depression.