Why Some People Are Lazier Than Others....
*Why are some people lazier than others?
If you’re inclined to park off on the couch,
watch TV and do very little else, you may
rightfully be labelled “lazy”. You may even feel a
tad indignant when your friends jokingly call
you a sloth, a slacker or a couch potato. But
did you know there could be a valid medical
reason for your love of lazing?
*What, exactly, is laziness?
Laziness is a “a disinclination to activity or
exertion despite having the ability to do so”,
according to Wikipedia.org .
UK psychiatrist and book author Dr Neel
Burton has another way of describing this
common affliction. On Psychology Today, he
notes that a person is being lazy if he’s able to
carry out some activity that he ought to carry
out, but is reluctant to do so because of the
effort involved.
Instead, the person carries out the activity
perfunctorily, or engages in some other, less
strenuous or less boring activity, or remains
idle.
For some, laziness can take the shape of
avolition – a more serious form of laziness that
may be caused by an underlying mental health
problem, including a sleep disorder,
schizophrenia, depression or attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).