Laziness

We're built to slack off. How many times have we discarded Saturday morning plans in order for a couple of hours extra sleep? Or seen those new year resolutions carried on year over year? It seems like human nature to give in to the comfort and luxury's we can so easily afford.




So what if I'm lazy?


Some argue that laziness stops us from reaching our true potential, no doubt we've all felt the guilt when asked how your day was and your reply contains nothing productive. But when most describe laziness it's not actually doing nothing (which is what the word implies) but usually things like watching TV, surfing the net or sleeping in, all of these activities can be pretty necessary and even educational in some cases. So why not be lazy? After all, there's a balance between work and play.

The reason for laziness is a lack of a drive due to the fact that our basic needs are being met. Without us even lifting a finger. For most of human existence, food was hard to come by, the threat of a predator was constant and the weather conditions could go from searing heat in the day, to the freezing cold of the night. Energy was precious to our less advanced ancestors. When they performed an action, their survival could depend on it. Nowadays, we can get all the food we want from the supermarket, all the heat from our heating system, and all the safety in our houses. There's nothing threatening our survival. If we have no day to day drive then the likely hood is that we fall into laziness.

Fighting laziness

Its all about making yourself busy. Writing down a list of goals you want to achieve, it could be getting good marks in the next exam or loosing weight or just incorporating more exercise into your week. Exercise is a great one, as we all need it and regular exercise can give you more energy throughout the day giving you no excuse to be lazy. What's to stop you from getting that job, doing well in that test, getting the body your happy with, earning some more money? It really is worth being active and not letting that laziness grip you until the morning and afternoon is gone. Just because we can afford to be lazy doesn't mean we should be.