Why Are We Lazy ?
Posted by Admin on March 23, 2008 under General | 
“I’ll do it later…”
“I don’t have time to do it now…”
“I’ll do it when I wake up in the morning…”
“I’ll do it in the late night before I sleep…”
“I’ll do it as soon as I go home…”
“I’ll do it when I find some free time…”
“I’ll to do it when I am not in rush…”
Sound familiar?…
We don’t say it aloud but, how many times we feel it everyday?
Are we lazy?..
Then,.. why are we lazy?…
Everyday before I go to bed, I set my clock alarm to 6 am and when it goes off, I snooze, sno..o.o..z. and sno..o..o..o..o..z. , and still, I’ll never wake up before 7.30am. I tried so many different techniques to wake up in the early morning but none of them worked for me. I am sure there are several people like me.
Am I really lazy?
There are several occasions in our life in which we are demanded to perform the work that we don’t like. You got to work some time now or later whether it is for you or for somebody else and it doesn’t matter whether you like it or not.
Whatever you think or try to do, you can never escape from working. Even to escape from the work, you really got to do some work at it. And also, as you may already know, it becomes more and more difficult to do anything in the last minute.
Well, we know all this stuff. We call it "Procrastination".
But the question is, “why do the people procrastinate ?”…
Is it because of laziness?
I don’t think so…
Let us test it.
First, give me a TV remote and I’ll make sure that I watch all the shows for the entire night until my eyes cannot see anymore. If you give me a tennis racquet, I keep on playing for hours and hours and will never stop until I get an emergency call from my home. Try me by giving me a computer and I will make sure that I browse as many sites as possible until my brain cannot take it any more.
I know many people who love to do shopping. I have never seen them getting tired even if they spend their entire day in the shopping mall. Some people like reading and they read like crazy. Likewise, everyone has got one or more favorite activities during which they will never show any symptoms of laziness.
Well, this at least proves that we are not lazy, even though we are working on something that is completely different from what life demands.
After giving it so much thought and doing some research, I came to the following conclusion.
We are lazy because either we don’t like what we are doing or we are not doing what we like.
To put in a simple way, We are lazy just because we don’t have fun doing what we are doing.
Laziness is the lack of desire to perform work or expend effort.What behavior is considered laziness varies according to personal and societal standards.
- Definition from Wikipedia
When we dislike any kind of work, our body and mind will not be at their full cooperation when doing it and we generally interpret this condition as laziness. I heard someone saying “the height of laziness is termed as Lethargy”.
This analysis created so many questions in the back of my mind.
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How can we get rid of the laziness?
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How can we enjoy the work as if we are playing our favorite game?
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How can make anyone wake up on Monday morning with an excitement to go to work?
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How can enjoy going to work as if the kids are getting ready for the playground?
I always believed that there is definitely way to make our life more entertaining so that, we can enjoy working all the time. When we enjoy our work, we will do it more and more of it that gives us a lot of happiness and directs us toward our life’s fulfillment.
For about past two years, I was thinking of creating my own web site. But as I said, nothing was moving further as there was no such topic that attracted me much.
After all, I surely know and also proved that we are not lazy. I realized that I just couldn’t do it because I couldn’t find an interesting topic that can excite me.
One fine day, I questioned myself, “why not create a blog on "laziness" and have some fun?” (Of course, make some money too!)
So, I decided to start this blog and started brainstorming to find the cure for laziness.
I am glad that I finally started with an inspiring topic and I surely know that I am going to have a lot of fun with it.
I am going to update the content of this blog with the information that I research from other web sites, books, and other types of media. Amazingly, after I started working on this blog topic, I realized that I am observing everything that is happening around me. I am sure that these observations would be a great help. I am also open to the ideas and suggestions contributed by friends and visitors that might help in getting rid of laziness and create more happiness in the life.
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Naseer said,
Good start,,,nice and interesting stuff, it makes me think about my routine when i try to sleep 10 more minutes after my alarm rings….
good work
Rama said,
This article is a mirror reflection of my daily life
I am thrilled to see it live finally.. and I would like to see more articles on it to get rid of laziness in my life (not just at workplace) !!
Nice work !! Keep it up !!
LaxmiKanth said,
I think this is the best site i have seen that clearly describes about the natural laziness.
Keep up good work…
Laxmi
Kalyan said,
Why was I so lazy? this i put myself every day to meliorate myself.
nagaraju said,
this ariticle is excellent….it looks like mirror of my life
Ashok said,
Lazyness? never thought there are people like me on this planet.. Just kidding
Interesting article, would like to see more on this topic and read about it.
Admin said,
I am glad you guys liked the article. According to me, there is is big relationship between the life and the workplace. Life is a huge workplace where we have to deal with so many different challenges everyday (Even on weekends and holidays!) and the place where you go and work 8 hours a day is just a small portion of this huge workplace called life. If we can overcome laziness by creating a lot of fun in handling the day-to-day challenges presented by life, what else do we need?
Naseer said,
Need more posts…..when are they coming …
Ibooz said,
I like your article! i’ve just finished writing “why we call it snooze?”. I searched the internet and maybe I could find the same title or an answer to that question which I answered. Then I saw your website and I read the first lines of your article and take a look at it.
thanks! coz now I know and can defend myself that I’m not lazy. People are not lazy. Who would want an unsuccessful life? everyone strives hard to do their best. but in my experience, there are people who ignores to appreciate what we can do and give us a very depressing salary. sorry. I just appreciate your article… cheers!
Admin said,
I am glad to know that you liked my article “Why are we lazy?” Ibooz(I like your ID “I Booz”). I am curious to read about your “why we call it snooze?” article. I would appreciate if you can share more about about your writings with us .
Vikas said,
Great stuff ! Hope after reading this I can change myself ! This line doesn’t show enough focus and commitment.
Let me change to:
‘I will get rid of laziness by the end of 2008′
Admin said,
Vikas,
Your goal is really seems to be achievable. You also need to come up with a list of activities that can motivate you and make you jump off the bed any time you think of it.
It would appreciate if you can share your experience with our readers about your process of overcoming laziness.
ghani said,
I am glad to see ur stuff here. It gives pleasure to read more articles from you and keep doing it…it gives me motivation to do work with some interest in life…
Karagoth said,
I must say wery nice article, keep up the good work
But I do want to add something, you said we are not lazy.. that very much depends on how you look at things. I belive we are inheritly lazy in our basic level of design, and that is to reach our goal with minimum efort required. If you look at your every day “operations”, when you come home you have reached your goal, at that point you reduce movement to a minimum of doing your every day chores, even if running arround would make your body stronger and healthier possibly adding a few more years to your life and keeping you vital until your end, but we don not do it.. because we do not need to do it, we feel no need for extra body stress and so we stop/sit down/or stand.
As a neanderthal hunter would bring home his food, he would then eat with the pact and rest, if there was no need for other activity.
This is our basic design, our programming, minimum effort. It is not by any means a bad design because when you only move when there is a need to do so you save your energy, you save your food, wich gives you maximum survival potential. And as basic programming goes, your whole body functions in the same way, you only grow musle when there is a need to do so, your heart only pumps the amount of blood that is needed at any point, and should you starve your body will first degenerate/eat your musles as this will ensure maximum survival time. This system may not be the best in current times-as we have all the food we ever need, but it brought us here, we have become the superior race on the planet-now we have just become a disease. Anyway..
The point im trying to make is that in our basic design we are lazy, you only do a task as long as it is amusing/as long there is a reason for it.
Why for instance arent you athletic, why arent you a doctor, a mechanic, an electician, computer expert, a cook, a carpenter,… and so the list goes on. Yes I very well know that there is not enough time for us to learn everything, but there is enough time to learn alot and.. we dont. We do not find the need to do it, we do not find a reason, wich makes us lazy.
So am I calling everybody lazy… yes, there are certain degrees of it, but when we belive we have reacheed our goal the rest is not important. Even someone coming home from work, they think they put in a good 8 hours of work and deserve the rest, but remember that your body can function 16h per day, an athlete will put in alot more work then you did in a day that is why he is in shape wich proves you havent reached your limit, you simply reached your goal and stoped, because there is no reason for more work.
Plese do not be insulted by my comment, I am simply explaining our design, I function in the same way and noone can escape it, so you only haveto know how to work with it.
As for the cure for the cascading lazyness.. its a tough one, but for the start you might try sex, sounds strange enough but it is a good start. As you have sex your brain pumps you up with somuch drugs you belive you can fly, at that point you are about as high as someone on heroin. This in turn will make you happy, and when wer happy we will do anything, we will comply, when wer happy we dont care if we get a shitty job, we dont care your boss is an ass and that wer underpayed, wer just happy.
Ever seen a guy “get his act together” when he got a girl? Maybe it was even you, and why.. you got happy, you didnt care about the rest, she wanted you to get a job.. fine, its a shitty job.. fine.
However, be warned, the happiness of “love” will cool down, and you will be facing the cold facts at some point, and if the lifestyle you have gotten in this state does not make you happy, it will come crashing down on your mental health. And there is my point of… its a start, love or heroin is not the anwser
It is however a good kickstart, just remember that you still need to find things you like in life, that will make you… less lazy.
Partners come and go, we forget that when we have a good time, and then it comes down hard… oh shit, Ive been wasting my time, and how stupid it was to do so.. and yes your right, but you had a hell of a time doing so…
Admin said,
Hi Karagoth,
Thanks for taking time in putting together a very nice comment.
I believe, we both are trying to say the same thing but in a different way.
Instead of saying the relative words like less lazy, more lazy or medium lazy I am just saying two words “lazy” or “no lazy”. If you can continuously find the things you like or that are challenging you in your life either by luck or determination, you are called “no lazy”.
Here is a link to Six Human Needs by Tony Robbins that can explain what motivates us to do something (get over the laziness).
http://www.self-improvement-to-personal-development.com/6-core-needs.html
And here are the videos by Tony Robbins that explains how to change our emotions from one state to another and will be a classic example for our topic.
Six Human Needs Part1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVsYiXuz1aQ
Six Human Needs Part2:
http://www.howcast.com/videos/60567-Anthony-Robbin-6-Human-Needs-Part-2
Ravida said,
Nice article, I actually agree with the fact that we are not fundamentally lazy. What Karagoth says that we are programmed to ‘reach our goal with minimum efort required’ is definitely true, however is this really because we are inherently lazy? I don’t think so, it’s because we are programmed to find the most efficient way of completing a task, and this is so that we can fit more achievements into our day. Weather those achievements are directly productive or just getting enough rest.
Personally I am working for myself, have no other commitments, all the resources I need and really want to be very successful. I have done everything the self-help books say, created a purpose and values for my life, and set specific goals, however I can’t overcome the urge to sit around all day smoking weed and watching TV. I don’t even like either of those things that much, it’s just more fun than most of the other tasks I should be doing.
If I had the answer to this question I think my life would transform in no time at all! Let me know when you work this out!
Ranwedzi said,
This article is boss. I never thought i would read an article like this in my life and feel as if i never got any help. Now this had helped me begin to start all over again
HSVD said,
You have chosen a good topic for research. I m 20 yrs old undergoing some kind of training at workplace(CA).ppl say dat i m a bit restless,lazy and rude. pl continue ur research and find out da reason for the laziness.
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