The 5 Habits was inspired by three critical elements.

• A discussion K.P. had with his Father one afternoon. After completing an entire screenplay while at work (which is not in the job description of a salesperson), his father asked how he had enough time to complete such a daunting task. K.P. shared his successful slacking tips with his awestruck Father. He suggested that K.P. write a book to spread the gospel of successful slacking so that others could enrich their miserable corporate lives.
• A trip to the local bookstore. K.P. raced to the self-help and business sections to find any books he could reference in the quest to writing the ultimate guide to successful slacking. All he could find were books on management excellence, leadership effectiveness, executive skills development, how to be an effective communicator, and many other coma inducing imitations focused on appropriate business acumen.
• Observing the unremarkable leadership in his company. After his small startup company was acquired by a large household name conglomerate, K.P. strived to be a responsible, diligent, and hard working employee to advance his career. However, after years of underhanded employment tactics, unqualified leaders and stifling bureaucracy, K.P. decided that being productive was a futile and wasted effort.

Instead of quitting to find a new job like most other rational people would do, for over two years K.P. entrenched himself into the practice of being a successful slacker through identifying five essential habits. It paid off in ways he could only imagine: grade and pay raises, "Hall of Fame" induction, hours of free time, no responsibility, zero stress, vacations aplenty – it was a remarkable discovery which is now shared with all who wish to enrich their lives.