Why are we lazy and what to do about it

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

This simple instruction will help you understand why you don't want anything, and set yourself up for a working mood.

Laziness or procrastination?

First, let's talk about laziness and procrastination in general, since sometimes these concepts are equalized.

Laziness - lack of desire to act, work, a tendency to idleness (Ozhegov's Explanatory Dictionary).

Procrastination - the tendency to constantly postpone even important and urgent matters, leading to life problems and painful psychological effects ("Wikipedia").

If we translate the concepts into a more understandable language, then the difference is immediately visible. Laziness is unwillingness to do something, and procrastination is procrastination, and often this also includes shifting attention to time eaters like surfing the Internet or social networks. We will talk about laziness and how to overcome it.

In most cases, laziness is a consequence of the problem, not its cause or essence. Let's figure out what reasons can lead to a state a la Oblomov.

Why are we lazy

No interest in business

Often refers to household chores, household chores, interaction with government agencies and banks, boring work assignments. Remember: in school, you started easier on the subjects that you liked, and put off or did not do boring for you at all. You have grown older, but the approach has remained the same. At the thought of another trip to the traffic police, I myself feel sleepy, although the replacement of rights now takes no more than half an hour.

No energy

It's not just about physical energy, but also about emotional energy. If you are tired at work or on the road, then where can you get the strength not only for exploits, but for ordinary life with its cycle of events?

I went to study and work on electric trains for 12 years and I can say for sure: the road is exhausting, just like training. It doesn't matter that you just sit. This time magically takes power. Arriving home, you are unlikely to think: "I'll watch a movie in English." From the thought of such a load, my head starts to ache.

There is no goal and no understanding why you need to do something

This problem is the most common. For example, say you are being asked to participate in a new project at work. Prospects for development are not defined, no increase is expected, and in your daily affairs you do not want to waste time on such a project.

How can you not be lazy when there is at least one of the listed reasons? Yes, this is a straightforward guide to laziness!

What to do about it

Important: we will solve problems with the third, not with the first.

If there is no goal and understanding why you need to do something

Define goals

Even if you don't want to plan, take stock, and so on, do it just to combat laziness. One-time. Write what makes your eyes shine. What causes joy and anticipation to start as soon as possible (now no one will force you to do this). Write about what gives energy. Give yourself a day to write down goals, take your time, leave time for laziness.

Filter out unnecessary

After you've made your list of goals, grab a pen and highlight those goals that aren't in your mind and want to be achieved. For example, your mother taught you to meet your husband from work with a hot dinner, but in fact he doesn't need it, and you don't want to have such a life attitude. Or phytonyashi from the Internet insist that you need to arrange three strength and two cardio workouts a week. And you try, but you just can't keep up with this goal. She's not yours. It’s not you personally who need so much training to maintain health and shape. This figure is not directly related to you, as well as the imposed goal.

Check all such targets on the list. Take your time, think about where the goals came from, whose ideas are.

Clear your head

If you have done a wardrobe analysis at least once, then you are familiar with this feeling of relief when all unnecessary, inappropriate, spoiled things no longer lie a burden, but disappear from life. And all that remains is a perfect fit, a cut and color just for you. We will carry out the same work with the goals.

All unnecessary and unimportant goals should be removed or reshaped for themselves.

Using the example of the same home bustle: determine what result you need. Change the bar to a level of comfort where the goal is no longer intimidating. For example, “Every day a fresh dinner at 19:00 and wet cleaning” can be changed to “Clean up as needed and cook dinner three times a week, leaving a portion for the next day or ordering food delivery”. Those goals and tasks that remain and must be fulfilled.

If there is no energy

Determine what time of the day you are more productive, how much time you need to sleep, when you have to do certain routine tasks. Based on this, make your schedule so that there is always time to rest.

You should have a personal time to reboot each day. If it seems that he is not there, reconsider the plans again - it only seems so to you. You cannot do anything without quality rest.

If there is no interest in business

This item is most often irrelevant if all of the above is done. After all, you left things that you really like and without which you absolutely cannot, for example, cleaning. And here comes the moment for one more little rule.

On the way to achieving the most important, most desired goal, some tasks will be routine and a little boring.

Before getting paid to sell an iPhone, Steve Jobs spent many unpleasant hours discussing, arguing, and agonizing about how to make the product even better. Every time, releasing a new model, he had to experience the pressure of fans of Apple technology. Are these moments from Jobs' biography the most enjoyable? Are product discussion hours always joyful? But, when there is a goal, it is worth understanding that you are ready to give in order to achieve it. Let the routine into your life, let yourself get bored. This will allow the brain to rest better and generate more ideas.