YES TO WORK, NO TO LAZINESS

 

Understand what laziness really is.

Laziness means the utter unwillingness to work or use one’s energies or abilities.

It is different from the lack of energy or ability.

Really, no one should be lazy or just idle.

As long as one is in full vibrant health and vitality—mentally and physically, there’s no justification for not using one’s energies and abilities in the way that they possibly can, given their current realities.

There are instances where a person’s current state of being or health may not allow them to use their abilities the way they would love to or need to.

So, understand the difference between laziness and the lack of motivation, low energy or the need for rest, recuperation, proper nutrition and fitness.

Next, understand what work actually is.

Work is any activity involving mental or physical effort or application of energy and resources done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Men and women engage in different kinds of work to put their skills to use to achieve certain personal or business objectives or outcomes, such as providing solutions or services to customers and generating earnings for the business, themselves, their families and all stakeholders involved.

Now, studying, learning a skill, sharing knowledge, organizing your space, putting together a plan and executing a project are all examples of working.

Whether one is the sole or joint provider in a home, both partners work together in their capacities to maintain their homes and their relationship. 

A lazy person is unwilling to take good care of their own home and proximate environment, even when they have the ability and resources.

Note that laziness is not necessarily tiredness.

Tiredness is expected and even justified, after some form of mental or physical work or exertion.

Note also that a job is not necessarily work.

A job gives you a platform and opportunity to work.

Some have a job or go to a job but do minimal work.

Some go every day to an office, sit at a desk, warming a chair for several hours but do not actually serve customers well or contribute meaningfully to the business or organization.

Yet even without having a regular job or paid employment, one can work at or from home. 

Nature as a whole doesn’t teach us to be lazy. 

Rather, it teaches us to be resourceful, productive, innovative, learning, growing and evolving.

Laziness is thus unnatural. 

Work is how life works.

To maintain or sustain life at all levels requires a degree of responsibility and resourcefulness.

One must strive to develop and cultivate a healthy mindset and attitude towards work.

Work is a great opportunity and outlet to engage our knowledge and skills, leveraging the resources within and around us, in nature and in people, for the betterment of society and humanity.

Again, there are different forms of work. There is physical and mental work, skilled and unskilled labor, on-site, co-located and remote work, etc.

There is easy, hard and smart work.

There is good and bad work.

There is excellent and poor work performance.

So away with mental or physical laziness!

Embrace work—in its various healthy and productive forms—as a normal way to life.

Objectify the work in different aspects of your life with SMART (specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, timely) goals and value articulation.

Be driven by set goals and clearly defined results.

Cheers to positive work mindset and experiences!