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Laziness

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…the truth is, our real motivation is to be lazy and to do what is convenient.

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When a group does interdependent work, rotten apples drag down and infect everyone else. Unfortunately, grumpiness, nastiness, laziness, and stupidity are remarkably contagious.

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We’re not lazier or less intelligent than our parents or grandparents, but what worked for them simply won’t do the trick for us now.

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Many people associate procrastination with laziness. But psychologists find that procrastination is not a time management problem – it’s an emotion management problem.

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In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and costs. Laziness is built into our nature.

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In America, stereotypes of the lazy and undeserving poor have long been tied up in racism…

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