Laziness

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Laziness is the lack of desire to act or work in general or to do an act or work that is expected of the person. In extreme cases, a generalized tendency to do nothing may verge on apathy and be a symptom of depression. What is considered laziness in any given instance, however, varies depending on cultural/societal context and magnitude, but it is generally considered a negative quality, as in sloth (see Seven deadly sins). Laziness can be considered an exaggeration of the natural instinct to do nothing that makes people get healthy rest. Laziness is usually associated with procrastination.

It has been argued that laziness is the source of many innovations that would have stemmed from the will to spare oneself a tiring job.

The expression "intellectual laziness" is frequently used to describe a tendency not to ask questions, and not to scratch too much behind the apparent, applying a kind of mental routine (availability heuristic) or just following the crowd (herd behavior).

Literature

Carl Honore: In Praise of Slowness, 2005, ISBN 0060750510
[Paul Lafargue (transl. Len Bracken): The Right To Be Lazy] (1883) ISBN 1892355035
Corinne Maier:
* Hello Laziness! - Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay, 2005, ISBN 0752871862
* Bonjour Laziness! - How to Work as Little as Possible (Just Like the French), 2005, ISBN 0375423737
* Bonjour paresse - De l'art et la nécessité d'en faire le moins possible en entreprise, 2004, ISBN 2841862313
Bertrand Russell: In Praise of Idleness - And Other Essays, 1935, ISBN 0415325064

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