# Laziness and its cause **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 10, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179 "2011-10-10T14:49:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179/21 "2011-10-11T05:01:58Z")
Hard work pay off over the course of a lifetime. But laziness pays off immediately. Choose wisely. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179/22 "2011-10-11T19:28:40Z")
Can’t be bothered to think too hard about it. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179/23 "2011-10-11T19:42:42Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > Which of the following(s) doesn’t belong with the rest of conditions? > > chronic tendency to procrastinate > consistent slowness > space cadet > chronic tardiness > slouchiness > couch potato > chronic excessive sleepiness They all seem to go together to me. They also all describe me. 😛 (Except the tardiness – I like to be early. Is that the answer?) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179/24 "2011-10-11T20:45:14Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > As in if you hear “You are LAZY!!” or “You lazy bum!” often in your life. I heard that all the time growing up, but I’m not sure how true it is. Sometimes I sit for a whole day and do nothing. I take more breaks than the average person when I’m doing an arduous task. I procrastinate. But I also worked full time as a high school student and 60 hours a week as a grad student, have always gone above and beyond what was expected in academics and enjoy a good challenge. People now tell me that I’m not lazy, when I don’t feel like doing anything it’s just depression, but I think either way the point is moot. "Lazy’’ is nothing but a value-judgment latent word that is basically meaningless except to make other people feel better about themselves. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179/25 "2011-10-11T20:55:04Z")
I once filled out a questionnaire about what sorts of things I would need to do to make myself happier. Sample things were Get a Promotion, Work Out Every Day, Go on Yearly Vacations, Eat More Healthfully, etc. Then I was asked to rate each thing on a scale of 1 to 10 in its importance to me. Get a Giant Plasma TV rated a mere 2, while Live in a Spotless Apartment rated a 9. How much happier would I be if my place were clean? Like, lots lots happier. But I can’t be arsed to clean. Now THAT’s lazy! ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179/26 "2011-10-13T00:18:28Z")
> [@gallows\_fodder](#): > > They all seem to go together to me. They also all describe me. 😛 (Except the tardiness – I like to be early. Is that the answer?) It’s nice to see a kindred fellow traveler (ie except for tardiness). Actually I don’t know the answer either; I just threw it in there as an example and to see how/whether Dopers might answer. Of course I have all those conditions. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziness-and-its-cause/599179.md?page=1)