Laziness

... Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired. ~Jules Renard ...


You know the phrases “Try hard” and “Don’t do anything”. We need to know when each of these is applicable. “Try hard” when you are lazy - cut it. . . We have this tendency to be lazy, to whine and complain.
Laziness is the lack of desire to act or work in general or to do an act or work that is expected of a person. In extreme cases, a generalized tendency to do nothing may verge on apathy and be a symptom of depression. What is considered laziness varies according to personal or societal context and magnitude. Laziness can be considered an exaggeration of the natural instinct to get healthy rest and conserve precious energy. Laziness is usually associated with procrastination.

Laziness is considered by some Christians to be one of the seven deadly sins, though it is called sloth on the list.

The expression "intellectual laziness" is frequently used to describe a tendency to not ask questions, and not to scratch too much behind the apparent, applying a kind of mental routine or just following the crowd.

There are different kinds of laziness. First, there’s the laziness of comfort orientation, we just try to stay comfortable and cozy. Then there’s the laziness of loss of heart, a kind of deep discouragement, a feeling of giving up on ourselves, of hopelessness. There’s also the laziness of couldn’t care less. That’s when we harden into resignation and bitterness and just close down.


The laziness of loss of heart is characterized by vulnerability, woundedness, and not knowing what to do. We tried just being ourselves and we didn’t measure up. The way we are is not okay. We chased after pleasure and found no lasting happiness. We took time off, went on vacation, learned to meditate, studied spiritual teachings, or spent years dedicated to certain political or philosophical views and we found no satisfaction. We feel we could gladly sleep for a thousand years. Our life feels meaningless. Loss of heart is so painful that we become paralyzed.

Couldn’t care less is harder. We feel that we just don’t give a damn anymore. We feel lazy and mean at the same time.
We feel as if we can’t do much anyway, and frankly, we don’t care

There is a lot of sayings about lazzy people, or how to be lazzy and avoid responsibility. For example:
Don’t do anything today, that you can do tomorow.
If you feel like working, wait a minute- it will passes.

If you want to deal with this problem- have a baby! They require lots of almost constant attention. If you want to actually accomplish anything, you have to plan every second of your life. Of course, you probably won't get any more done than before, outside of taking care of the baby

Talking about myself, I know exactly how long anything I have to do will take me, so I procrastinate until the very last minute, and then do it all at once. No time for serious review and editing. No time to start over if I didn’t do the best job I could have.

However, it is good to relax, to do nothing.. but just after you have finished your works.