Why are so many people lazy ?

[LovelyYellowLabrador]

Is it more they are struggling in life or they just genuinely don’t want to do stuff

Too many apologists on here.

I worked with a teacher for a number of years , covering , sorting her crap out ... and yes... her classroom was a shit hole.

She went sick on Fridays and Mondays.
Most terms she had a couple of weeks off.

OH got involved.. her reasoning..." I wasn't feeling it." And that's what she told us too.

Some folk are bloody lazy.

I set my alarm for 6am and its often closer to 9am by the time I actually manage to get out of bed.

10am by the time I get to work

I do such little work

Then leave early

Come home and flop back into bed

So yes I'm very lazy

But each of those tiny things is incredibly difficult for me

Waking up every morning wishing I had died in my sleep, beating myself up for not being out of bed yet. Telling myself just roll over... OK now just sit up...now just swing your legs out of the bed

Each little one of those things feels so so hard

Then I realise I have no clean clothes to wear

Can't have breakfast cos everything is in the dishwasher

Every little action has something in the way

So the fact I actually get to the office is a miracle

I could choose to work from home

But then I wouldn't even be getting out of bed

And that would make me feel worse in the long run

And their whole lives sometimes.

"I was wondering about the PP who said about her flakey MIL not having worked since her 30s....How?????! How are they getting away with it as surely you have to prove you're actively seeking employment etc??"

If you're on the dole, yes, not if you're kept by your husband. I presume the MiL was/is a housewife or if she's wealthy is a lady of leisure and has staff for the house.

Not every thing boils down to narcissistic PD....and certainly not being lazy lol

For those have a go at me re lazy colleague when you see her texting her husband so they can cook up their latest what part of my body won't work scheme you lose sympathy.

Often lack of motivation, possibly mental health issues. Maybe they don’t sleep well either so they’re always fatigued. I like to keep busy so I’m one of those annoying people who is up running 5k early and I average 20k steps a day so I can’t relate to lazy people very much. Even when we go on holiday, we’re always on the move exploring.

@Sartre so you have missed all the people on the thread talking about invisible illnesses and how long they take to diagnose?

Because I used to be like you, always on the go. I used to run the two miles to my swim training and then run back again after the swim.

Now if I go shopping in the morning I have to lie down all afternoon. Not because I am lazy or 'lack motivation ' but because I am ill.

It's all relative, innit.

My husband thinks I'm lazy because I don't go running or go to the gym. Admittedly I am a bit fat. I just don't like running. I'd like more time to go to the gym but not at the expense of actually seeing my kids and interacting with them.

But he is a very high energy person.

He side-eyes me for being lazy; he seems to not understand why I need some time to just be.

Here's what I do: work FT in very demanding role, work with him to raise 3 gorgeous well-socialised kids, road or mtb ride 2 or 3 times a week, walk the dog, train for sports events, contribute to the running of his business, sit on a Board of a professional organisation, participate in my family, participate in his family, regularly have people over for drinks or dinner, organise family holidays and family occasions, keep on top of the laundry/housework/homework, make dinner about half the time... list goes on.

I have a very busy responsible job and im a single parent I like it this way

i need to work to keep motivated

At weekends I do less and less and I prefer it

i think many of us are so bombarded with information that it make us tired. A few days really relaxing, not spending time online and just pottering I feel my mind relax too. I’m always thinking/worrying this tires me out we often take on too much not just physically but often mentally too we just don’t switch of enough

I really think we need to look at how much information we are constantly absorbing is it really good for us

Lazy cd be replaced with entitled.
I have a friend in her 40s who has basically never worked in her life. Says her mum locked her out 1 night when she was 19, statyed with a friend until she was given a 1 bed council flat. She then complained it was too small so was eventually given a 2 bed, yes just for her and all her stuff. Around age 30 she had a b/f and a kid, said the place wasn't suitable as it was a maisonette and had a flight of stairs to get to. She wanted a house with garden. By this time thongs were tight for councils even up north, so she had to bid and had no chance. So she private rented the house she wanted. After a couple of years she didn't want the rent increase so had to move, cdnt find anything, Sat and moaned about it especially as b/f long gone as he had worked and brought up the kid himself too. Let another mum and her family find her a place and physically move her there.
She's only ever worked in a shop for 6 months on some scheme bt they didn't give her a job after that. I don't know how ppl can go thru life not having done anything! Lots of talk of mental health etc here bt staring at the same 4 walls everyday can't help. She's a very capable person, she just doesn't want to do anything and we are all paying for her. I think this is wot the OP means.

I can be extremely lazy. I work in a stressful job full-time but I also have Multiple Sclerosis. I like to reserve engery at times so I can do things I like doing.

Lazy is relative. I work 3 days a week, not full time. I have one child. I don't have pets. People would say I am lazy. I say I keep my responsibilities to a minimum so I can do what I want to do.

I've just woken up today at 2pm. Will prob spend the rest of the day gaming until early hours of the morning. I'm on annual leave.

V lazy