One of my least favorite things to do is forcing myself to do anything. The reason I hate these situations is that when I am in these situations I find it extremely difficult to let my inner essence come out. You see when my inner essence is free I am able to tackle anything, be it a question or obstacle, and I am able to tackle anything with ease. So I need to find a way to let my inner essence come out when I need it to..... Is the problem getting more complicated or is it just me??
In my attempt to make my inner essence more accessible, I am performing one of my least favorite activities. It is like trying to get warm by means of cold shower. Its just adding fuel to the fire. But for this problem it seems to be the only way to arrive to a solution... Even though it seems crazy.
So getting into my best "The Thinker" pose I begin to analyze the problem. Not two seconds into my introspection, the problem becomes obvious. The reason I do not enjoy forcing myself to do anything is because of the fact that as I grow I am becoming more and more lazy. This a shock to me personally. I thought that I was just enjoying relaxation.
The online Oxford English Dictionary says lazy means, as an adjective, "averse to labor, indisposed to action or effort." Understanding is a warm blanket.
In my analyzing of the problem I have somehow unlocked my inner essence and have slain my inner Grendel named laziness. I am no longer tormented by my desire to not desire to do anything. I am sitting here writing right now which is proof that I am now no longer against working.
In my quest to harness my inner essence, I have learned a few a things. One, that lazyness has to be put away in order to achieve anything, and two, that the English langauge is ridiculous in the way that there are so many ways to say the exact same thing. You have to love it.
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Ah, procrastination, why do you haunt us so?
ReplyDeleteI would like to add that you are not alone in this. In fact, I would bet that everyone has had their share of lazy moments on a daily basis. In some scenarios, laziness is the best/only solution against stress. If we constantly try our hardest to achieve success, eventually the burn-out effect will occur. However, laziness can definitely become an addiction. Sometimes I find myself putting more effort in avoiding a certain task than if I actually did it.
ReplyDeleteLaziness, the Spectre of Many Faces. I think that you have to conquer it over and over again, until it returns with less and less force each time, until it is rarely a habit. You conquered it well this time, but what happens when there is something even less desirous to do than write?
ReplyDeleteI always go for a walk, get moving, or listen to music and work up an energetic attitude to lose my Lazy Beast.
Interesting viewpoint. I think we have all been there when it comes to Laziness. I wish that I myself could have as much success dealing with it as you do. I will say I enjoyed reading this post as it made me feel more like a normal person in society. That I am in fact not the only lazy person out there.
ReplyDeleteLaziness hits us all especially when we get overwhelmed and although we labor we don't feel like we are achieving anything. The last paragraph is so true, the english language is so repetitive and we can write the same thing multiple ways.
ReplyDeleteseems like you have touched a subject that everyone can relate to. its not just you at all. with the stress of full time work and school i too find it difficult to get up and complete tasks at certain times. sometimes i even lie around til the last minute before starting a task. this is due to the NEED to relax. usually i can break this spell (in reference to a writing assignment) by simple writing some kind of introductory sentence. whether i like the sentence or not it helps because the big sheet of blank paper is kind of defeating.
ReplyDeleteFor the most part, I can say that I am completely the same way. I get overwhelmed with the amount of things I have to get done, and in turn, end up not doing any of them. It seems however, that you have found some sort of awareness of your problem to keep up with your work, which will hopefully be a success for you. If it is, let me know what youre doing because I might need some advice myself. Good luck!
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