Laziness is a state of inaction. It’s something
that you do, not something that you are. Being lazy means you have no
motivation to do anything. This is the obvious but the mistake that many people
make is identifying themselves as someone who is lazy. In this article, I’m
going to share with you something that will help you see this state of inaction
in a different way. Hopefully, after you read this article, you will that
anything that is not part of who you are is just a habit.
Lazy people are often seen as useless. They are
the ones who don’t do anything. They can be seen as underachievers or even
bums. This can be a child or an adult. You can view a student who never studies
as lazy. You can see an employee who doesn’t do his work has being lazy. In all
of these cases, what the lazy person is doing is being lazy. But are they
really being lazy or acting lazy?
There is a huge difference between sayings you
act lazy sometimes and you are a lazy person. One is suggesting that your
laziness is temporary while the other suggests that it’s permanent. This is the
myth of laziness. People who are lazy aren’t lazy; they simply are people who
are temporarily acting that way.
So what causes a person to be inactive? The
answer is a lack of goals and purpose. If you give someone a good enough reason
to do something, they will do it. People who don’t seem to do anything just
haven’t found a good enough reason to do anything. Lazy students don’t study
because they don’t see the point in studying. If you give them a reason, a
strong enough reason that is, they will take action.
For example, if you are too lazy to go to the
gym, would you go if someone offered you a million dollars to go? If you are
too lazy to clean out the garage, would someone pointing a gun to your head
help you take action? The reason can be positive or negative as long as it’s
strong enough to induce action.
The bottom line of knowing how to overcome
laziness comes down to finding enough reasons to take action. Action will lead
to success while inaction will lead to failure. Before you take action though, you
need a compelling reason to do so. To motivate someone who is lazy, what you
need to do is help them find purpose and enough reasons to work towards a
certain goal.





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