Laziness

There Is Great Power to Be Found in Doing the Thing You Don't Want to Do

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Instant Gratification, Authentic Power, Mindfulness, Procrastination Help, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Procrastination, Procrastination Quotes, Laziness, Emerson, Action, Mark Twain, Success and Motivation, Procrastinate, Delayed Gratification, Healthy Living News
Dennis Merritt Jones

What "duty" might you perform today that would make you, as Mark Twain says, agreeable with yourself?

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Steve Jobs' Job Vs. Your Job

Jen Sincero | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Decisions, Steve Jobs, Laziness, Inspiration, Excuses, Happiness, Style News
Jen Sincero

Dear Jen, Is there such a thing as just being lazy? I want to change my life and know I could be doing so much better, but I'm really lazy about it. ...

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Do You Miss Manners During An Etiquette-Challenged Winter?

Dave Astor | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Snow Blower, Rudeness, Snow, Winter, Etiquette, Laziness, Neighbors, Snowstorm, Manners, Snow Plows, Winter Issues, Culture, Healthy Living News
Dave Astor

The second half of this winter has been less snowy than the first half, but it's hard to forget various breaches of etiquette during the flake-filled time prior to early February. Yes, it was a case of "Residents Gone Bad."

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The World's Top Places To Do Nothing. Absolutely Nothing.

Peter Mandel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Top Vacation Spots, Napping, Caribbean, Burma, India, Canada, Laziness, Relaxation, Travel News
Peter Mandel

Juggling things to do is such a humdrum part of life these days that no one gives their tasks or their stacks a second thought. On a trip when ther...

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See Last Paragraph for the Evildoer Who Invented Leaf Blowers!

Dave Astor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ear Muffs, Garage Band, Chester Greenwood, Charlie Watts, Landscaping, Cardio, Environment, Rakes, Leaf Blowers, Laziness, Pollution, Wind Beneath My Wings, Green News
Dave Astor

If you've ever raked leaves while your neighbor blasted his roaring leaf blowers, you know that ear muffs can dull the decibels. Of course, ear muffs don't prevent you from breathing in the fumes.

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You don't want to help, you just want help: A rant

Richard Laermer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Quid Pro Quo, Laziness, Selfish Behavior, Ill Manners, Self Knowledge, Bad Technology, Chumps, Healthy Living News
Richard Laermer

My PR agency, which creates and manages campaigns for technology firms and entrepreneurial ventures, has been around for 20 years. We've got 15 staff ...

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It's October; Let's Work!

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grammar Check, Work, Attention to Detail, Columbus Day, Trendspotting, October Madness, Laziness, Workaholism, Richard Laermer, Goals, Business News
Richard Laermer

Here we are, in one of two months where we are actually supposed to work. Funny, right? No. Not really. This is the true month of our discontent. We ...

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Moving to, Like, America

Carmen Burcea-Haber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Like, Language, Laziness, Oh-My-God, Vocabulary, Culture, English Language, Style News
Carmen Burcea-Haber

I noticed an exponential use of the preposition "like" that by now largely supplants the use of a comma that I started to fear that, oh my God, I myself might eventually, like, catch this bug.

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Conquering The Summertime Couch Potato Syndrome

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Summertime Outdoor Activities, Summer Ideas, Summer Tips for Parents, Fighting Laziness, Laziness, Summer Laziness, Summertime Activities, Healthy Living News
Sharon Duke Estroff

The summertime couch potato syndrome is all over the modern child population like peanut butter on jelly. Here are some high-interest, low-maintenance, affordable summer activities.

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Preschoolers Watch Too Much TV -- Leads To Obesity

Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Television, Activity, Health, Sedentary Lifestyle, Childhood Obesity, Parenting, Laziness, Obesity, Bloog Sugar, Tv, Wellness, Overweight, Sugar, Healthy Living News
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D.

You send your kids to day care with the hopes that your preschooler will learn socialization skills. But a new study shows that toddlers in home-based day care may watch up to two hours of TV during their day

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The Benefits Of Being Lazy

GOOD Magazine | Tom Hodgkinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Idleness, Laziness, Tom Hodgkinson, Healthy Living News

Tom Hodgkinson's books sometimes end up in bookstores' self-help sections. That would make How to Be Idle and The Freedom Manifesto the only books to ...

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Bandwagoning: The Lazy Man's Guide to Success

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laermer.com, Trendspotting, New World Order, Laziness, Bandwagoning, Jobs, Innovation, Lazy Business, Business News
Richard Laermer

Maybe we can live better, saner, even more successful lives by jumping on the bandwagon, not sitting at the reins trying to blaze the trail ourselves. I call it bandwagoning.

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Is There A Laziness Gene?

Time | Deirdre Van Dyk | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Genetics, Lazy Gene, Laziness, Exercise, How to Motivate, Laziness Gene, Healthy Living News

Have you ever wondered why you can't get off the couch and exercise -- despite paying for an expensive gym membership, despite your New Year's resolut...

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