American Slacker

By Minyanville Staff Feb 04, 2008 8:53 am

Slackers get a bad rap, but an emerging school of thought believes it's possible to relax your way to the top. In keeping with the slacker spirit, the 'Ville deconstructs the trend so you don't have to.



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