Laziness

​​​​​​​Sometimes you have to push yourself to do something. When a person does not want or refuses to do this, they say about him: lazy. Will is often considered the antonym of laziness, but this is not entirely true: energetic people are not lazy at all, although they are not always strong-willed people.

In itself, laziness as a reluctance to strain oneself in vain is not a vice at all, laziness in the history of mankind has been one of the main engines of progress.

I don’t want to carry a log on me — I invented the wheel. The desire for comfort relaxes one under the nearest bush, even in the mud, even in the rain, the other motivates at first to make at least the simplest shed for himself, and then build a house with all conceivable amenities.

Sometimes laziness does not hide itself: “I don’t want to, I won’t!”, Or even just an open “I’m too lazy!” say those who cannot and do not want to do what is necessary or organize themselves. More often, laziness hides behind beautiful phrases: “I’m too busy,” “Only crazy people run in the morning!”, “Yes, yes, you’re right, I’ll start on Monday,” or “From next week, I’m starting a new life with iron!” — a person covers with any excuses that in fact he will not do anything.

There is total laziness: I don’t want to do anything at all, I lie down, look at the ceiling, I’m too lazy to even think. Boredom, melancholy, but even to entertain yourself with something — and this is laziness. More often, we have selective laziness: we are ready to run to a disco or play on a computer, but we don’t want to clean the room. Laziness.

Laziness has many varieties and subspecies, but it’s too lazy to list them all …

Laziness is a childish behavior, although it is not uncommon in adults. Most often, behind laziness is the habit of protest behavior, sometimes — the fear of failure. The best cure for laziness is the habit of cheerfulness. That’s right, it’s a habit. Those people who are accustomed not to be afraid of failure, are accustomed to do any business cheerfully and cheerfully — they are not lazy simply because they are used to living in an energetic and cheerful format.

Is it right to fight laziness? — Not everyone. Cheerful, energetic people to fight laziness (and laziness happens to everyone, including the most vigorous and energetic) — it is right for such people to fight laziness. They are peppy, they love to fight and know how, they are more often Forces, and they are excellent at defeating laziness. And people who are weaker, not so energetic need to act differently, softer and not so straightforward. How? Check out Methods for Effective Self-Organization: an easy start, positive experience and external support will help you lift yourself up, and then turn things into a habit and slowly get used to being organized. If you are a serious being, take a closer look at the Distance: after six months of work, your problems with laziness will disappear forever.

In the meantime, take action yourself. Laziness sticks to us faster when we are really tired or not sure that everything will turn out well for us: therefore, one of the best preventions of laziness is to become a competent person and a master of our craft. When you admire what comes out from under your hands, there is joy and energy in your soul. And in order not to get tired, go to bed on time and take breaks in business: do not force yourself to work drearily, it is better to work cheerfully, and then give yourself a break to rest.

More lazy are those who allow themselves to do things at the wrong time: when they accumulate a lot of unfinished business, they either get angry, or worry, or simply give up. If you train yourself to do everything on time. life will please you more, and you will no longer want to be lazy. If there are still too many things to do, you need not worry, but outline a plan and start doing the most important and top-priority things: your eyes are afraid, but your hands are doing, and soon the situation will become easier.