Laziness
noun
The state of not wanting to work or put in effort.
His laziness prevented him from achieving his goals.
Often appears as...
- overcome laziness
- due to laziness
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Disapproving
noun
The habit of resting and doing things slowly.
His laziness is evident when he takes a nap in the afternoon.
Often appears as...
- laziness takes over
- laziness around the house
noun
The state of not wanting to work or put in effort.
His laziness prevented him from achieving his goals.
Often appears as...
- overcome laziness
- due to laziness
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The habit of resting and doing things slowly.
His laziness is evident when he takes a nap in the afternoon.
Often appears as...
- laziness takes over
- laziness around the house
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Laziness often has a negative connotation suggesting lack of motivation.
The teacher scolded Mark for his laziness.
Pro Tip 2/3Overcoming Barriers
Use 'laziness' when discussing the need to improve work ethic or productivity.
To succeed, she knew she had to fight her laziness.
Pro Tip 3/3Behavioral Trait
'Laziness' can imply a consistent behavior rather than a temporary state.
Laziness has become a part of his persona.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Laziness often has a negative connotation suggesting lack of motivation.
The teacher scolded Mark for his laziness.
Pro Tip 2/3Overcoming Barriers
Use 'laziness' when discussing the need to improve work ethic or productivity.
To succeed, she knew she had to fight her laziness.
Pro Tip 3/3Behavioral Trait
'Laziness' can imply a consistent behavior rather than a temporary state.
Laziness has become a part of his persona.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Tone
Laziness often has a negative connotation suggesting lack of motivation.
The teacher scolded Mark for his laziness.
Pro Tip 2/3Overcoming Barriers
Use 'laziness' when discussing the need to improve work ethic or productivity.
To succeed, she knew she had to fight her laziness.
Pro Tip 3/3Behavioral Trait
'Laziness' can imply a consistent behavior rather than a temporary state.
Laziness has become a part of his persona.
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Sniper School PIPE Doomsday...
there laziness you know you've got extremely rough terrain back here you don't necessarily have to worry about people coming in from this side but the road is that natural line of drift and that high-speed avenue of approach that you're gonna really need to keep your eyes on and protect today Brian will
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Jason Silva's Origin...
experience, or the way that a poet might have some inspired rhapsody with a lover and then he comes back and then writes a few words that touch a billion people. People say some things just can't be put into words. I disagree. I think that's a form of laziness. I think that what's magical about words
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Marlene Zuk: What we...
that are larger than the workers, although they disapproved of the drones' laziness because they could see that the drones just hang around the hive until the mating flight -- they're the males. They hang around until the mating flight, but they don't participate in gathering nectar or pollen.
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Why we have too few...
And I don't think Sunday football-watching and general laziness is the cause. I think the cause is more complicated. I think, as a society, we put more pressure on our boys to succeed than we do on our girls. I know men that stay home and work in the home to support wives with careers,
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Why it's so hard to make...
but laziness pays off right now." And patients also have present bias. If you have high blood pressure, even if you would desperately like to avoid a stroke, and you know that taking your antihypertensive medications is one of the best ways to reduce that risk,
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The real reason you...
Her specialty is studying procrastination, and she knows that the root of procrastination is actually something far sneakier than laziness. It's not about avoiding work. It's about avoiding feelings. More specifically, negative emotions.
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Don't fail fast -- fail...
Of course, failing fast is a great way to accelerate learning and avoid wasting time. But I fear that when we present rapid failure to entrepreneurs as their one and only option, we might be promoting laziness.
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Why school should start...
unpleasant characteristics that we chalk up to being a teenager -- moodiness, irritability, laziness, depression -- could be a product of chronic sleep deprivation. For many teens battling chronic sleep loss,
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Zoologist spots Three...
three-toed sloth just sleeping right there look at that despite their reputation for laziness sloths spend more time awake than asleep they are polyphasic active for periods
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Sleep is your superpower...
I believe it is now time for us to reclaim our right to a full night of sleep, and without embarrassment or that unfortunate stigma of laziness.
Video examples
Sniper School PIPE Doomsday...
there laziness you know you've got extremely rough terrain back here you don't necessarily have to worry about people coming in from this side but the road is that natural line of drift and that high-speed avenue of approach that you're gonna really need to keep your eyes on and protect today Brian will
Video examples
Jason Silva's Origin...
experience, or the way that a poet might have some inspired rhapsody with a lover and then he comes back and then writes a few words that touch a billion people. People say some things just can't be put into words. I disagree. I think that's a form of laziness. I think that what's magical about words
Video examples
Marlene Zuk: What we...
that are larger than the workers, although they disapproved of the drones' laziness because they could see that the drones just hang around the hive until the mating flight -- they're the males. They hang around until the mating flight, but they don't participate in gathering nectar or pollen.
Video examples
Why we have too few...
And I don't think Sunday football-watching and general laziness is the cause. I think the cause is more complicated. I think, as a society, we put more pressure on our boys to succeed than we do on our girls. I know men that stay home and work in the home to support wives with careers,
Video examples
Why it's so hard to make...
but laziness pays off right now." And patients also have present bias. If you have high blood pressure, even if you would desperately like to avoid a stroke, and you know that taking your antihypertensive medications is one of the best ways to reduce that risk,
Video examples
The real reason you...
Her specialty is studying procrastination, and she knows that the root of procrastination is actually something far sneakier than laziness. It's not about avoiding work. It's about avoiding feelings. More specifically, negative emotions.
Video examples
Don't fail fast -- fail...
Of course, failing fast is a great way to accelerate learning and avoid wasting time. But I fear that when we present rapid failure to entrepreneurs as their one and only option, we might be promoting laziness.
Video examples
Why school should start...
unpleasant characteristics that we chalk up to being a teenager -- moodiness, irritability, laziness, depression -- could be a product of chronic sleep deprivation. For many teens battling chronic sleep loss,
Video examples
Zoologist spots Three...
three-toed sloth just sleeping right there look at that despite their reputation for laziness sloths spend more time awake than asleep they are polyphasic active for periods
Video examples
Sleep is your superpower...
I believe it is now time for us to reclaim our right to a full night of sleep, and without embarrassment or that unfortunate stigma of laziness.
Example 1 of 10
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Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness.
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Rick Tumlinson
American Businessman
We face fear many times a day, in many ways, and usually we turn away from it. It often hides itself behind laziness and complacency, which are its shadows and aliases. We accept the things-as-they-are world in which we are comfortable.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of active lifestyles. Gyms charge fees. But no one is going to make money out of sleep. It is free.
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Jaime Pressly
American Dancer
Some women just skip having babies or adopt because they don't want to get fat or they haven't put in the time to find a partner. It's great to adopt, but a lot of adoptions are motivated by vanity and laziness.
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Shah Rukh Khan
Indian Actor
In the world of creativity, laziness translates into an inability to be rigorous enough to create fearlessly. It makes us plagiarise or water our creativity down to make it more acceptable to the public.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
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Roger Ailes
American Businessman
There is a - deep down, underneath all the work I do, I think there's a laziness in me.
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Kingsley Amis
English Novelist
Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.
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Harold Ramis
American Actor
I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.
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Susan Glaspell
American Playwright
Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness.
Quote examples
Penn Jillette
American Entertainer
It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness.
Quote examples
Rick Tumlinson
American Businessman
We face fear many times a day, in many ways, and usually we turn away from it. It often hides itself behind laziness and complacency, which are its shadows and aliases. We accept the things-as-they-are world in which we are comfortable.
Quote examples
Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
The reason laziness is rarely pushed as a lifestyle option is down to one simple reason: money. There are fortunes to be made out of active lifestyles. Gyms charge fees. But no one is going to make money out of sleep. It is free.
Quote examples
Jaime Pressly
American Dancer
Some women just skip having babies or adopt because they don't want to get fat or they haven't put in the time to find a partner. It's great to adopt, but a lot of adoptions are motivated by vanity and laziness.
Quote examples
Shah Rukh Khan
Indian Actor
In the world of creativity, laziness translates into an inability to be rigorous enough to create fearlessly. It makes us plagiarise or water our creativity down to make it more acceptable to the public.
Quote examples
Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
Quote examples
Roger Ailes
American Businessman
There is a - deep down, underneath all the work I do, I think there's a laziness in me.
Quote examples
Kingsley Amis
English Novelist
Laziness has become the chief characteristic of journalism, displacing incompetence.
Quote examples
Harold Ramis
American Actor
I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.
Quote examples
Susan Glaspell
American Playwright
Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness.
Example 1 of 10
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