Municipal budget educational institution"Iriklinskaya secondary comprehensive school» Gaisky district, Orenburg region

Speech at pedagogical council schools

“The main cause of chronic laziness, or non-standard method defeat laziness"

Prepared by: Olga Anatolyevna Kostina,

teacher of Russian language and literature

September 2013

“Oh, how tired I am of being lazy! Laziness has attacked and is not letting up!” — Many people are constantly haunted by such thoughts. The reason is chronic laziness. A common problem is that we want to do a lot, we make a lot of plans, but in reality we manage to complete 20 percent of the total volume, and the rest, naturally, is postponed until tomorrow, then the day after tomorrow, and in the end will not be completed at all. This gives rise to an irresistible desire to lie down for an hour or two, read, take a nap, or simply click on the remote control, scrolling through television channels. It is not without reason that, turning to the origin of the word “laziness,” we learn that “laziness” and “lying down” came from the same root. Together with the sofa and TV, they give rise to apathy (and after a while we begin to speak in the words of the Great Unwanted). Although if at this time you ask for an understanding of what is happening, you probably know that you need to do something, but you can’t force yourself to do it.

In your internal monologue, you vow to yourself that you will just lie down for a little while, and then immediately get up and do everything, but excuses and other more pleasant things appear. Laziness begets laziness - a vicious circle begins, difficulties pile up, thoughts appear that everyone around is happier and more successful than you, you get angry at everything and everyone, irritability gives way to aggression and illness.

However, you should be selective about the manifestation of laziness. The fact is that laziness can be white and black. The so-called white laziness is a protective reaction of the body; it appears under significant overload, when you work a lot during the day or month. During such a period, we need to be attentive to our body; conscious, “white” laziness helps us restore strength and take a break from work and replenish energy reserves.

But if we talk about constant “black” laziness, then everything is the other way around.

She entangles us in a web of inaction, immobility, this is chronic laziness, wearing her black cloak, with half a second doze, dissuading us from an active approach to life, whispering in the morning in our ear that we shouldn’t get up early, it’s better to sleep some more, lie motionless under a warm blanket .

And we need to do something about this: let's talk about how to overcome laziness.

Visible reasons for laziness

How to get rid of laziness? - and this is no longer a question, but a whole problem that is often talked about: there are many opinions and prejudices. Moreover, these are most often polar judgments: from the fact that a particular person is lazy, to the fact that magnetic storms or otherworldly forces suck energy out of people, thereby provoking laziness.

Personally, from my own experience and the experience of my students, I can say one thing: laziness is a lack of energy. I will definitely write an article about how to receive this energy and be in good shape, but for now let’s dig a little deeper.

There is an opinion that laziness does not exist, there are only internal contradictions caused by a lack of strength, they give birth to laziness. Let's take a classic example - Oblomov, with his notorious lying on the sofa. Here he is an example of a person for whom everyone did everything since childhood, he himself did not lift a finger to take care of himself, learn to run a household, hence in adulthood he did not have the strength and desire to change his life, to become energetic and active. Lack of energy makes us doubt everything, and there is a fear that nothing will work out (especially if there were cases where it didn’t work out). Our subconscious seems to stop us, gives birth to thoughts that there is nothing to do now, it’s not the moment, the wrong situation, the wrong occasion, and instead of throwing away all this nonsense, we begin to believe that now it’s better to wait. Although it is only in our hands to collect this energy within ourselves, to find a way to be saturated with it.

Energy can usually be absent or present at two levels (we won’t go into higher matters): physical and mental. Often the cause may be the use of foods that literally suck energy: alcohol, tobacco, coffee and harder drugs. By the way, regular unhealthy food also drains energy instead of charging it. Therefore, before you think about how to overcome laziness, it’s not a bad idea to put things in order around you (literally and figuratively), because well-organized space, nutrition and order do not take away your strength, but help you maintain your energy supply for a long time.

The real reason for laziness

But almost always, all of the above is only a consequence of the fact that you simply do not have a goal for the sake of which you could consciously manage your energy and receive it many times more than the average person. Therefore, you just need to set a goal for yourself, even if it doesn’t work out right away, act bit by bit, start with a basic note that describes what needs to be achieved, figure out what you need now. Remember the famous cartoon “About Okh and Akh”, friends Eh, Hey and Ege-ge-gey began the fight against the laziness of Okh and Akha with simple cleaning; they made them move, comb their hair, and lifted them from the bed. But the animated characters are right on all counts: the real cause of laziness, especially chronic laziness, is the lack of incentive to move. The aphorism characterizes the lazy state well: l Daylight is the habit of resting before getting tired. If you have nothing to tear yourself away from the sofa, TV or social networks, then really – why do it if there is no reason for it?

Simple logic. And even if you have some goals, but laziness prevails in your life, it means these goals are not important to you - you just don’t want to achieve your goals, no matter how realistic your desire is. Therefore, think now about how to overcome laziness.

OK, we found out the real reasons, now about that

How to overcome laziness

The best saying in the fight against laziness is:

If you simply fight laziness, you will simply get tired of trying to eliminate symptom, instead of getting rid of it once and for all causes.

I think you have already guessed what you need to do, what methods of combating laziness you will use. There should be goals in your life that literally MOVE you. So that when you went to bed, you thought about how to wake up quickly and get back to work that leads you to your dream.

Only then will laziness be “white” and environmentally friendly for you. When you really feel tired, rest and recuperate.

Just fix in your memory these simple but very reliable ways to combat laziness

make a list of everything you want right now

cross out what you can live without

Write down at least one dream every day

Choose something from this list and try it - whether it lights you up or not

Summary.

So, I hope from today you always remember that water does not flow under a lying stone! To briefly summarize everything written above, we can say that:

white laziness helps us, but chronic black laziness must be expelled and treated by all means;

you have decided for yourself how to drive away laziness,that is, you will work with your own energy on the physical and mental level;

A well-set goal eliminates laziness 100%; we simply don’t remember about it while following the assigned tasks;

and remember that laziness is rusty mind and body; a key that is used frequently always shines like new.

I do not attach a list of references, the article is completely unique, written without additional sources

What are the causes of laziness and how to deal with it? Is it possible to overcome laziness and reluctance to do something? How to find the necessary incentives when the only desire is to give up everything? Psychologist Anna Vadimova will try to answer these questions.

A blissful state of doing nothing, the sound of the sea, the gentle sun... And all this on a desert island, where not a single soul can reach and force you to do something - this is the secret dream of many modern successful business women. But it’s one thing when relaxation and imaginary freedom are just fantasies, and another thing when you urgently need to finish a project, clean up the house and do a lot of other things that same evening, and then Laziness attacks.

It is not for nothing that our ancestors considered laziness to be one of the main enemies of man. On the other hand, it can be safely called the engine of progress: man was too lazy to walk a lot - he invented the car, housewives were too lazy to take care of everyday life - many automatic technology, I was too lazy to do exercises in the morning - “magic” diet pills and muscle stimulants appeared. The only question is how good most of the inventions are, and how safe they are for health.

But the desire to simplify your work and devote your freed time to remaining, more interesting, activities is one thing, but laziness, which prevents you from living fully and enjoying life, is another. But psychologists say that the concept of pure laziness does not actually exist. We are just used to calling laziness everything that, in fact, is not laziness.

So, what are the reasons for laziness and how to fight and overcome it?

Lack of motivation

The main question that laziness always asks its owner is: “Why?” Indeed, why put yourself in order on weekends when no one will come to visit anyway. Why wash the dishes during the day if they appear again in the evening. Why pay attention to proper nutrition if you can then work out on exercise machines. And finally, why do your job well if the boss won’t notice anything anyway...

This is the reason for laziness - lack of motivation. This is human nature: everything that is interesting to us, that is important to us personally, comes out easily and naturally, and does not require any effort. Recent research by scientists has shown that even a person who is passionate about something cannot have a runny nose - such a release of energy occurs. And vice versa - if doing something is uninteresting, and generally pointless, time drags on forever, you give up, and even the blues set in. Therefore, if you still need to do something, but there is no incentive, it’s time to change your internal motivation:

“I put myself in order even when no one sees me all day. Because I want to feel good and smile at my beautiful image in the mirror."

“I clean the house not because it’s necessary and no one will do it for me, but because I care about my family and myself, and living in a cozy and tidy house is nice.”

"I'll do this boring report on top level because this is how I develop as a specialist, hone my skills, and soon I will definitely climb the career ladder thanks to my professionalism.”

Chronic fatigue

If laziness attacks even in those things that were previously interesting to do, and after a weekend of strength does not increase, it means that this is already chronic fatigue. Going on vacation does not mean rest, and sleeping 12 hours does not mean getting enough sleep. You need to be able to rest. And rest is not aimless contemplation of the ceiling for many hours, Oblomov-style.

Complete rest is a geyser of energy for the body and mind. And relaxation is important, just the opposite of work. So, if the work is mobile, hard, and at the end of the day “you can’t feel your legs” - it’s time to soak up the beach sun on the weekend. But with a sedentary office job, there is only one way out - active hikes, travel, or in extreme cases - tireless shopping.

Laziness as a habit

It turns out that it can be a simple habit, sometimes even from childhood. The same Oblomov, who practically did not get out of bed because of his laziness, was not a sick person at all, although he ended badly. Just everything bad habits manage to take hold of us quite firmly, but we always have to work hard to instill good ones. If a slack lifestyle is already a character trait, it will be very difficult to get rid of it.

Thus, many lazy people periodically become such hard workers for one day that they evoke admiration from others. In half a day they do a perfect general cleaning of the house, take out tons of garbage and unnecessary things, and another half day hand over all the accumulated “tails” from school or work. Moreover, he succeeds, impressing others with his energy. But the next day they become themselves again - too lazy to clean, too lazy to take care of themselves, too lazy to go somewhere, too lazy to do something. And so on for another six months, until the “great day” comes again.

Therefore, to get rid of laziness as a habit , there is no need to throw all your accumulated strength into one day and solemnly “die” in it. And then recover for a few more months. It’s better to set aside a couple of minutes each day for those things that you don’t particularly want to do. Let 15 minutes a day be for cleaning the room (this is what the famous fly ladies advise) and 15 minutes for your least favorite exercise (you can dance). Thus, in six months you won’t have to bravely clear away the rubble and urgently start working on your “swimming” figure.

And chaos in the workplace and at home, according to psychologists, is a real thief of mental energy. A constant shortage energy invariably gives rise to chronic laziness.

Fear of failure

The cause of laziness can be the so-called feeling of “frustration” – fear of failure, fear of making mistakes. Such fears are formed in us since childhood thanks to our parents: “don’t run - you’ll fall”, “don’t go there - your uncle will take you away”, “don’t laugh too much - your stomach will hurt.” Don't run, don't breathe, don't live...

Many women carry such childhood fears into adulthood. They are afraid of change, afraid of everything new. They work meekly without a salary increase and at a job they don’t like (if you ask the boss for a raise, he’ll fire you, you’ll look for new job- you will end up in an even worse hellhole). They are afraid to change anything in their lives, and therefore always feel apathy and powerlessness. Their friends may think that this is basic laziness, that they need to pull themselves together and forge their own happiness... But it’s not that simple.

Everyone knows that psychologists love to conduct experiments on rats and draw interesting conclusions. Once they took two rats and placed them in identical mazes. The first rat, when it reached a dead end while searching for a way out, received a small but unpleasant shock. But this did not reduce her agility and she still found a way out after a few minutes. The second rat, as soon as it simply tried to make a “wrong” turn, was immediately given a shock, without waiting for it to poke its nose into a blind corner. As a result, this rat very soon stopped running altogether. She sat in one place and sat even when the exit from the labyrinth was opened in front of her. She was in a state of apathy, which many people mistake for laziness. Therefore, those girls who, from childhood, were not allowed to make mistakes on their own, thereby prohibiting them from even turning their heads in an undesirable direction, and adult life They will be afraid of everything and live the life of a sedentary amoeba.

To overcome such fears in yourself and change the motivation of avoiding mistakes to the motivation of success, you need to work hard on yourself. For starters, it’s a good idea to take up some new sport that you used to dread, a new interesting hobby, or change your image. And reflect at your leisure on the words of Eleanor Roosevelt: “How much I could do if not for my fears.”

After all, we only have one life. This is just one labyrinth, there won't be a second one. If we sit and look sadly at open doors, what good will come of this?

Long box and perfectionism

Most lazy people are perfectionists. They live by the principle “All or nothing.” In the meantime, “everything” is still far away, you don’t have to overexert yourself. If the house is not perfectly clean, then why vacuum? If career growth is not expected, why try? If your loved one is far from a prince, why look like a princess for him?

And pathological lazy people live in anticipation of their “great day.” They seem to be saving their strength for a “new” life, promising themselves that they will definitely start it on Monday. But the concept of “tomorrow” does not exist. Whatever day we wake up on is “today”. And today, now, you need to live a rich life and be Happy.

Laziness as a life strategy

There are women today who live according to the famous Bulgakov principle: “They will give and bring everything themselves.” As a result, they lead a rather selfish lifestyle, not bothering to work on themselves and their relationships with people. Why go to school if your future husband will earn good money? Why learn about the tricks of winning over everyday life if a housekeeper will work in the house in the future? And, finally, why strive and strain somewhere at all if there is Fortune in life, and youth and beauty are the most important thing? You just need to be in the right place at the right time...

All this is reminiscent of one little girl’s statement: “I don’t want to help my mother and learn to cook. I will grow up and marry a millionaire, and he will hire a cook.” But in life everything is much more complicated. But hard work and new skills have never hurt anyone.

And if we take the example of life famous people, it is only at first glance that it seems that they were lucky, they were in a good place at a good time. In fact, they all had remarkable talent, perseverance and great hard work. Why is it not uncommon today for someone to sit in front of the TV and angrily notice that some actor, smiling in public, earns thousands of times more than himself. And at this time, that same talented and hardworking actor works for four people to film that one successful scene.

Of course, the easiest way is to live the life of an amoeba , fearing new changes or simply because of their own disorganization. But there is only one life, and youth passes, and good opportunities are lost. And all that remains is to look enviously at the more successful (only lucky?) rivals. But every achievement or success is like a heartbeat, a pulse. This is life itself.

Appetite comes with eating!

Finally do what you've been wanting to do for a long time – throw away all fears, insecurities and the habit of living in fantasies. Take full and active rest, reward yourself for every small victory - and you will see that there will be no trace of laziness left!

Each person is a unique combination of positive and negative qualities which shapes individuality. To a set of advantages, whose application is more or less clear, is attached the same set of disadvantages, the only function of which is to complicate life. Undoubtedly, the queen in the “minus sign” set is laziness.

Missed opportunities Lost time, uncertainty, depression, fear - all this is the kingdom of laziness. How to overcome laziness and break free from its power?

You need to know the enemy by sight. When declaring war, it is necessary to have a correct idea of ​​what, specifically, to fight and by what means. Let's look at seven main forms of laziness and ways to combat them.

A few efforts and the day will go completely differently. After getting up, move your body. It would not be bad to start playing sports, but at first, even 15 minutes of morning exercises will be very effective.

After charging, blood circulation in the body improves, internal organs wake up and begin to work at full capacity, the body is charged with energy and the general condition gushes with vitality. It will remove apathy as if by hand.

If you are a parent and your child needs to be pulled out of the kingdom of laziness, then you only need to act personal example– start the day with joint sports with jokes and jokes. A good mood and physical activity will have the most positive impact on your child’s studies.

The final morning maneuvers under the slogan: “how to overcome laziness and force yourself to work” are water procedures. It is necessary to take a cold shower after playing sports. It has been scientifically proven that cold water improves metabolism, cardiac and vascular activity; affects the emotional background, destroys depression, fear and self-doubt.

2. The best vacation is a variety of activities

Laziness loves routine. Sucked into the swamp of monotony, it kills the desire to do anything, causes apathy and depression. As a result, fear of novelty appears, and life turns into chronic fatigue. There is an excellent way to overcome laziness and fatigue - switch from one type of activity to another.

As soon as you understand that you have a long, monotonous job ahead of you, break it down into temporary stages. After completing each stage, switch to solving other, perhaps less important, but more dynamic tasks. The time ratio is 3:1, for example, 1 hour of routine and 20 minutes of dynamics. Using this tactic, performing tedious work will be measured and effective.

By switching to other tasks, you intuitively will do more to take a break from the routine.
For a child, the concept of routine is closely related to completing a large volume of tasks in one subject, usually not a particularly favorite one.

Fear of such work causes self-doubt, apathy and an acute reluctance to even begin to do it. Having tested from their own experience the effect of changing activities, parents will be able to help their child cope with the task and overcome fear. For a child, such a small victory lays the foundation for the formation of determination and relieves him of self-doubt.

How to overcome laziness? Motivation. Let's get rid of laziness!

3. Effective time management

Laziness professionally wastes time. Vanity, putting off important things “for later”, endless wandering through the Internet, watching TV series - episode after episode - this is only a small part of the useless pastime.

First, you need to analyze how you spend your time. Write down your day – you’ll get a very clear picture. Count how much time you spent on “Nothing.” Then, plan the next day, throwing out all the useless things you did the day before. Don’t forget to enter the first item – go in for sports.

Effective allocation of time to all aspects will help you change your life. Set aside time every day for work, friends, family, hobbies if you have one, and self-development. Overcome fear of the unknown and uncertainty, learn new things - professionally and personally.

Set a time frame for each task, and after completing difficult tasks, take a mandatory break for pleasant little things. Gradually, like loads during sports, introduce into daily life a mandatory program of actions that were postponed “for later.” Sum up the results of the day.
Teaching a child to value time and manage it correctly is one of the main tasks of parents.

AND best method– give the little person the opportunity to make independent decisions, and then focus on their consequences. It is important to note that in this situation you cannot scold and shout if the consequences turned out to be “unexpected”. Analyze the situation in a calm tone and lead the child to the right conclusions, otherwise he may develop fear of making decisions and lack of self-confidence.

4. Set goals

Laziness seeks to destroy desires because desires motivate us to act. If you are reading this article, then you have at least one desire - to learn how to overcome laziness.

Make a list of your wishes. It doesn’t matter what your desires are – buying new shoes or “I want to rule the world.” Then, for each desire, draw up a step-by-step strategy - what, how, and when should I do to get it. Now cross out the word “desire” and write the word “goal” instead. Now you have goals and a plan to achieve them.

Children have complete order with their desires; there are always many of them. The task of parents is to develop determination by correctly distributing the child’s efforts to fulfill desires, be it in sports or in studies. The main thing here is not to overstate and correctly explain that the result directly depends on the efforts made to achieve the goal.

5. Make lists of important things to do

Laziness is cunning and does not tolerate planning, so in her domain everything is left to chance. A powerful weapon in the fight against disorganization is a pre-prepared and planned to-do list. Keep a diary and every evening make a list of things to do for the next day that will move you towards your goals. First on the list should be the most unpleasant or reluctant things, which are called frogs, thanks to B. Tracy. It was he who introduced this term and wrote a whole book on how to eat these frogs.

Having overcome the fear and uncertainty that these frogs are, in principle, edible, you take the first bite, the second, and then, without noticing, you cope with a task that has been put on the back burner for a long time. The feeling of the result fills you with such joy that further items on the list are completed effortlessly, and you only have time to cross off what has been done.

At the end of the day, laziness is defeated, and you have a triumph that gives strength and destroys apathy in the bud. The next day, under the impression of your previous victory, you absolutely know how to overcome laziness - “eat a frog for breakfast.” By the way, children are accustomed to to-do lists from school - a diary is a direct confirmation of this.

6. Incentives

Laziness is blind and does not see the big picture. The higher the goals, the longer it takes to reach them. Having taken one more step, you no longer see the beginning of the path, and you still do not see the top. This is where laziness pulls you into its net, saying: “Give up how much you walk, but everything remains unchanged.” Out of nowhere, fear appears, uncertainty about success and, if you succumb to persuasion, then - welcome to apathy!

But even in this case, there is a way to overcome laziness - pleasant gifts. Pamper yourself and your child with pleasant little things after completing difficult tasks. Any process must have a result. Lack of result gives rise to internal conflict, uncertainty in achieving the goal and refusal of the process. Encouragement, in the form of a pleasant gift, serves as a kind of result of a completed task, lifts your spirits and gives you strength to move on.

Child motivation, learning problems and children's laziness

7. Bananas and oranges

Laziness is a thief. As soon as a person enters the kingdom of laziness, it begins to take over vital energy, which cannot be restored by self-hypnosis and willpower alone. Necessary proper nutrition, rich in vitamins and microelements. Energy doping can be obtained by consuming vegetables and fruits, in particular oranges and bananas. Changing your diet is much easier than eradicating the enemy, but this will give you strength to start resistance and your war with him.

Doctors say that bananas contain all the useful parts of the periodic table. There is nothing to say about oranges - the kings of vitamin C, only odes of praise add up. A child may develop diathesis because of citrus fruits, so the consumption of oranges should be dosed. Right now, start changing your life. Control your time, exercise, set goals and develop plans to achieve them.

– this is a reluctance to perform certain actions (work), despite the opportunity to do so. Chronic laziness– this is laziness over a long period of time, constant, “stable”.

Sometimes, laziness can be episodic. Today, or in the afternoon, there are attacks of apathy towards the task, but in the evening or tomorrow - the “engine hums” again, the work “boils”. But that was not the case with chronic laziness. When neither by evening, nor tomorrow, nor in general, in the near foreseeable future, there is neither desire, nor strength, just apathy.

Causes of chronic laziness

Laziness is not a disease, in the literal sense of the word, but it can be a symptom of it, including a symptom:

• Depression,
• Chronic fatigue
• Mental disorders
• Or another “product” of an imbalance of the soul (learned helplessness, negative imitation of others or reactive behavior, this is when you do everything the other way around, as a result of certain convictions and beliefs).

If the body has been sick for a long time, the rehabilitation process (recovery from illness) can last quite a long time. This is the case when chronic laziness is justified. In another:

For a healthy individual, the desire to work productively (not to be lazy) is the norm.

How to overcome chronic laziness

Go back to the reasons again. Is it possible to cure both learned conviction (when you firmly believe in your helplessness and laziness) and the consequences of the flu with one medicine for laziness?

Of course not. For laziness is not a disease, in most cases, like a runny nose, it is a symptom. And it is impossible to treat a runny nose without understanding the disease itself. You can drip your nose, but for how long? The reasons are varied, so the approach may be different. Nevertheless, I will give some advice if your chronic laziness is learned (has become a habit).

1. Do what motivates you, what you like

Possibly chronic. Laziness is your soul’s protest from work. If you suffer from chronic fatigue (the friend of laziness) due to your work, maybe you should change your job?

It is impossible to do everything only what you like. But be sure to add enjoyable activities to your daily routine. Break up the monotony of your routine.

2. Less laziness - more work

Becoming a productive person instantly is quite difficult. The way to overcome chronic laziness is to always have a place for laziness in your life. But firstly, this place should gradually become smaller, chronologically. Secondly, you have every right to be lazy, but only when you set it yourself.

3. Try to change something in your life

Boredom is another reason for laziness. Perhaps you're just really bored? Make changes in your life so that the last thing does not remain in it.

4. Try to live a healthy life

It's a whole lotta. Poor health is the most powerful cultivator of laziness.

5. Enlist the support of your environment

Humans are great imitators. Use your subconscious desires to imitate others to your advantage. Look up to and surround yourself with people, surroundings, TV programs, (my blog) and other useful things that will contribute to your desire to act actively.

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Absolutely everyone likes to laze around from time to time. But when idleness becomes a habit and gradually turns us into amorphous creatures, it’s time to ask the question point-blank: “How to get rid of laziness?”

The concept of “laziness” most often refers to a state of mind that justifies inaction. A persistent reluctance to engage in useful activities arises for various reasons.

Low motivation

“Why and for what should I do this?” – these and other similar questions are very often dictated to us by laziness. In fact, what is the point of putting yourself and your home in order if you are not expecting guests? Is it worth sweating on exercise machines when your friend lost weight on pills? Why work hard at work if your efforts have no impact on your salary?

Lack of motivation always has a negative impact on activity. This is our nature: when we are passionate about something, we solve even complex problems easily and without much effort. Conversely, if you do something boring, then time drags on for ages, and fatigue quickly sets in.

Weak willpower

“I can’t get up early to go for a run, because spending this time in a warm bed is much more pleasant.” Ladies with strong will They do not allow themselves to put off necessary things for the sake of the temptation of pleasure. But it’s easier for a weak-willed lazy person to justify his inaction with poor health, complain about bad heredity and lack of outside support, than to implement plans.

Chronic fatigue

If apathy attacks even in relation to once interesting activities, and after a short rest there is no increase in strength and mood, then chronic fatigue is to blame for such laziness. Psychologists call this condition “extreme inhibition.” It is a natural fuse that protects a tired body from serious “breakdown”.

Chronic laziness

Bad habits easily turn into character traits. Getting used to a relaxed state of body and spirit occurs quite quickly, but to get rid of laxity, you will have to work hard. It is common for many lazy people to sometimes perform miracles of hard work: doing a perfect cleaning, taking out tons of accumulated trash, pulling up all the “tails” at work or school in the shortest possible time. But literally every other day, their work enthusiasm evaporates, and they again become lazy (to work, study, take care of themselves, put things in order, etc.).

Perfectionism

“Why vacuum an old carpet if it still looks shabby? Why show zeal at work if there is no career growth in sight yet? Why look your best if your husband is far from a prince?”

Many capable but lazy young ladies live by the “all or nothing” principle and exist in anticipation of the illusory “Great Day” when they will show all their talents. In the meantime, until it comes, they consider daily duties a routine and put them aside in the so-called “long box”.

Infantilism

“They will give and bring everything themselves.” Some girls consider this saying of Bulgakov to be their life strategy. “Why bother and strive for something if I’m young and beautiful - and this is the most important thing! “There will certainly appear in my life” Scarlet Sails“or a prince on a white horse who will certainly solve all my problems.” Such lazy people, in anticipation of a successful marriage, do not particularly bother themselves with study, work, or everyday life.

Laziness is sometimes affectionately called “mother,” often without realizing how dangerous an enemy it can be. By mercifully allowing us to idle, it steals years of our lives, breaks families and destinies, and leads to fatal failures and poverty.

How to fight and defeat laziness

1. "Wedge with wedge." If you need to do something, but really don’t want to, then turn off all sources of visual and auditory information (computer, TV, music, radio), stand in the middle of the room and try to do nothing for a while (don’t chew, don’t talk, try not to even think about anything). As a rule, not even ten minutes of such absolute idleness pass before you are much more willing to get down to business.
2. “Is five minutes a lot or a little?” Persuade yourself to work for at least 5 minutes, because such an insignificant period of time can be tolerated. Usually this is enough to get involved in work for a longer period.
3. "I have a plan". Coping with a large task can be psychologically very difficult. Break it down into smaller steps and methodically complete them one at a time.
4. "Get rewarded." Having achieved the intended goal, even an intermediate one, it is useful to reward your hard work with any pleasant trifle - a delicious candy, a cup of coffee, your favorite music, etc.
5. "Carrot and stick". To increase motivation, first imagine in all colors what will happen if you deviate from your plan. The more terrible the details, the better (your husband will leave you as a slob, your colleagues will make fun of your mediocrity, your boss will kick you out of work, your wardrobe will turn into a bunch of pathetic things, etc.). And then, in the most radiant colors, paint a picture of the successful implementation of all plans (satisfied faces of household members, respect from colleagues, an unexpected promotion, a long-awaited trip to the sea...).
6. "Always today." The proverbial “tomorrow” is already overloaded with unfulfilled plans. But until we complete this or that task, it sits like a thorn in the brain, remaining in the focus of attention. Holding a pile of such “tails” in your head is extremely tiring and harmful to mental health.
7. “Why am I worse?” Learn from successful women. Their achievements can inspire even the most inveterate lazy people.