RestlessSoul
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We’re definitely taller than ants.
Tree Sloths win though; lazing around up there, looking down on us as they do **** all.
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Are People Lazy?
- Thread starter dybmh
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We’re definitely taller than ants.
Tree Sloths win though; lazing around up there, looking down on us as they do **** all.
Anything but lazy.
People are so frenetic and restless....and after a tiring day they feel like having sex.
dybmh
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First, I appreciate your answer as it is.
Second, I am asking whether avoiding labor is a primary motivator for most individuals.
Third, while it may seem like a simple question, for me, it is not. For example: I see many people working very hard in order to reduce, and/or avoid, labor. Is that lazy or not?
I know this wasn't addressed to me, but reading it, I'm forced to wonder whether that person doesn't simply hate the labor they're supposed to be performing.
dybmh
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Anything but lazy.
People are so frenetic and restless....and after a tiring day they feel like having sex.
I like you. You've got moxie. You're hired. We need more people like you on the team.
But seriously, I think that's true for some, but not all.
dybmh
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.... creature so lazy it only defecates once a week.
dybmh
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Almost all of my work involves working to avoid work: automation. I don't hate doing the work manually. Sometimes I enjoy the repetitive bean counting. It's cathartic. But it is irresponsible for me to indulge in that, if I can "train" a computer to do the work for me.
Although, I think you're making a really good point. Follow-up question: what is it about the labor that they hate?
If the work is to employ automation, I can see how, over time, it would build the habit in the brain, that avoiding work is indeed the task at hand.
If one wanted to get away from that habit, I suspect they'd have to consciously work to break it.
I guess that would depend on the person and the task.
If there are no exceptional circumstances, and things are running normally, I'd rather do laundry than dishes.
There's probably a lot of little reasons. The smell of the laundry detergent, the color of the fabric. I care more about having clean clothes than clean dishes. I dislike the color the kitchen is painted, and the hole in the floor under the dishwasher annoys me.
If one wants to figure out why they hate the tasks, it would probably take some honest and thorough examination.
In my life experience, I've met more people that aren't than are.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Being lazy is fun.
We Never Know
No Slack
Efficiency. Work smarter, not harder.
It is calorie retention. Both work and thought require us to burn more calories. Therefore both our bodies and our brains discourage effort beyond a particular level which is individual to each person. Some people are born with either less discouragment or more motivation to overcome the discouragment.
Muscle fatigue is real, however the sensation can be exaggerated. You can feel more exhausted than you actually are. How long can you hold your breath? With practice you can extend this time, but it costs your body energy to take larger breaths or causes your body to feel more energized, which will cost you more in calories indirectly. If you are not in the practice of large breaths your capacity shrinks, to save energy. Try solving a diffult puzzle. You will feel frustration. What is that frustration for? It doesn't help you to solve anything, so it is specifically to discourage you from more mental effort.
Finally chemical stimulants are evidence that this is true. They make us feel less tired, so that we work more without feeling fatigue including mental fatigue, pains and aches. There are also natural stimulants which the body produces on its own at particular times.
There is another cause which is not just caloric. It is (I presume) an evolutionary development to cull the weak, the old, those with mental problems and those who feel unsuccessful. We call it 'Depression'. Its like having a built in enemy that can be triggered by any number of situations; and it suppresses all activity making a person seem extraordinarily lazy.
Thank you.
dybmh
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Thank you, that's precisely what I was hoping to learn from the contributors to this thread.
My response to this question was intentionally omitted from my reply.
It depends on the context.