Sometimes I need a piece of white paper and some coloured pens. These times are usually ones I want to capture and sometimes I need to say something to the world.
I don’t know if you’re listening world but here’s what I have to say:
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Relaxing in Maldives by nattu
It never ceases to amaze me how things have acquired negative attachments and we tend not to question them, but I enjoy weeding them out from my point of view when I notice another one and inspect it to find out that the vilified aspect is neither good nor bad, but rather can be both depending on how the person uses it.
So in my fight against the pre-judging of those of us who embrace the lazy way (or path of least resistance) I’d like to explain how the lazy way can teach us a thing or two.
Firstly I want to define what I mean by lazy (definitions are very important to geeks). One definition from WordNet has it as “disinclined to work or exertion” which I would say is accurate depending on your definition of work or exertion. For example, I think of work as anything that I do because I have to, i.e. a chore, and I’m very disinclined towards those – particularly ‘hygiene’ chores like washing up or cleaning floors; all we’re going to do is get them dirty again!
At this point however, comes the lazy way’s clever trick: many chores can be made fun and at this point they cease to be work and become something to enjoy even if the enjoyment is as minor as having a good whistle or letting your mind be calm whilst you do easy, gentle tasks. And yes, I whistle if I’m working in an office sometimes (though I’ve had ‘feedback’ from people who find this distracting so now I take an iPod shuffle and rock out in the office instead!) The point is that if you can focus on the positive aspects of what you’re doing, then you can have fun doing all sorts of other ‘horrible’ jobs – a list of chores turns into a list of games.
Well, ok, no it doesn’t. For one, I still avoid the washing up like a plague, but I’m simplifying. As my A-level Chemistry teacher told me in our first week, “Everything we told you was a lie“. I was shocked, until I realised that ‘education’ was about telling smaller and smaller lies (but with some big ones left in to keep you in check).
The point is that it’s a matter of perspective (now does the photo make sense?!) Without the need for any action (outside of your head) you can make life a lot easier for yourself.
So how have lazy people got it right then? Here’s some definitions of lazy as I see it:
I’m going to expand on some of these in other posts but for now here’s a thought. Lazy on it’s own is neither good nor bad, but if you add something like compassion and integrity into the mix then see where laziness can get you:
So being lazy has its benefits, and in the right hands it can be a powerful tool. I plan on becoming the master of that tool and have thus dedicated my life to practising being lazy every day! 
What do you think? I’d really like to know your thoughts on being lazy as a good thing so please leave a comment.
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Zzzzzz... long and lazy by jpockele
I’m a lazy person, you can see that just by looking at the date of my last post, but I’ve been doing a lot of thinking these last few months and I’ve had some ideas.
I thought I’d share these with you so, in homage of some of my favourite bloggers, I’ve decided to do a mini-series of posts. Of course, being a lazy person this could all go horribly wrong, but I’m hoping that by putting this out there I’ll have more of a reason to keep going.
Rather than start off with a fully fledged post (see above re: I’m lazy) I thought I’d give a teaser with the titles that I’m intending to write for you lovely people. If I remember, these will become links later on, too.
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