What causes a person to be lazy?

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

babalas

 

[Jase]

Hunger

 

[Ninja'd]

I

 

[maumau]

Depression?

I agree

 

[Ninja'd]

don't

 

[Ninja'd]

know

 

[MartyMarts]

I grew up in the 'Bergs. Well mostly. Sleepy Hollow ... just saying

Not sure about the parenting/upbringing concept. I'm one of four siblings and we have quite varying levels of laziness. I win though. I also win the procrastinator of the year award on annual basis. Depression surely plays a part where it's active.

 

[Avenue]

So should one seek psychological help or will himself into doing what needs to be done at that particular time?
For me I don't do anything on time I delay and delay until the work piles up or I don't do it at all. I'm impatient always looking for shortcuts or I do a half decent job (if I'm forced to do it) thus not doing it to my full potential. This thing is holding me back and I don't know how to address it. :-(

It may be worth going to see someone about it. Some times it can also help to get into a good routine. I work from home, and get the most done when I do it everyday for a couple of days in a row. So I go for a quick run every evening at 5. I don't run over the weekends though, and come monday that's the last thing I want to do. But by midweek once I've done it for a few days I just do it without thinking.

 

[cerebus]

So should one seek psychological help or will himself into doing what needs to be done at that particular time?
For me I don't do anything on time I delay and delay until the work piles up or I don't do it at all. I'm impatient always looking for shortcuts or I do a half decent job (if I'm forced to do it) thus not doing it to my full potential. This thing is holding me back and I don't know how to address it. :-(

In this case is it possible that you're just dissatisfied with the work you're doing? I've been like that in previous roles where I was underutilized, bored and sick of the office environment.

 

[Devill]

Lack of love, leading to moral flabbiness and weakness of will.

It is not a problem of the intellect, so cannot be solved by knowledge. It is a disease of the will.

So it has nothing to do with a lower dose of dopamine being released when tasks are performed / rewards collected or any of that biological nonsense?

 

[BobsLawnService]

In my case it is often a lack of motivation.

 

[Randux]

is it possible that you're just dissatisfied with the work you're doing?

YES HATE IT
But it doesn't end with just the work it can be chores etc anything that I don't find interesting/fun.

 

[M3mPh1z]

Randux, I was in the exact same situation as you but I enjoyed my job. I just never got anything done. I left stuff till the last minute and either never did it or found a way to scrape the bottom while doing it after the due date my total production was at about 4 hours of actual work a week at one point.

I also did not do any house work which made my Fiance more stressed etc. It just built and built. Eventually it got to a point where everything sucked, work never got done, I would go home and do nothing, on weekends I would get nothing done etc.

Then I simply changed my routine.

I started with exercise. This gave me a very high level on concentration throughout the day, not just in the morning like before. This allowed me to plan my days better and actually execute my plans made out for each day. Once I forced myself through this part of it, everything else came naturally and I am back up to full production, getting in shape, taking care of our home which in turn makes the relationship with my fiance much better etc.

I can't help with an exact step by step for you, but end of the day, you will have to force yourself to do the initial 10% then the balance will come naturally imo

 

[D3nz]

+1 I can believe this.

I go through these stages in my life where I suffer from laziness or lack of motivation to the point where I don't see the point of getting out of bed in the morning. Then other times I'm productive, organised and well...exercising. Laziness for me is where I fall into a rut, I comfortable rut that stops me from achieving any positive progress in my life but not to the point that I feel the need to do anything about it...until it does get to that point and I force myself to be motivated and will myself on before I hit the next rut.

My happy place and your lazy place appear to be the same place

 

[Piesank]

This

 

[Randux]

Randux, I was in the exact same situation as you but I enjoyed my job. I just never got anything done. I left stuff till the last minute and either never did it or found a way to scrape the bottom while doing it after the due date my total production was at about 4 hours of actual work a week at one point.

I also did not do any house work which made my Fiance more stressed etc. It just built and built. Eventually it got to a point where everything sucked, work never got done, I would go home and do nothing, on weekends I would get nothing done etc.

Then I simply changed my routine.

I started with exercise. This gave me a very high level on concentration throughout the day, not just in the morning like before. This allowed me to plan my days better and actually execute my plans made out for each day. Once I forced myself through this part of it, everything else came naturally and I am back up to full production, getting in shape, taking care of our home which in turn makes the relationship with my fiance much better etc.

I can't help with an exact step by step for you, but end of the day, you will have to force yourself to do the initial 10% then the balance will come naturally imo

Sigh I guess it's a matter of baby steps and finding a routine to whatever and plan ahead for everything and most importantly force myself into things til' it becomes a non issue.

Thanks everyone