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3 Questions That Can Tell If You’re Just Lazy or Seriously Unmotivated
A science-backed method to diagnose self-motivation issues
Every procrastinator knows the agony of self-doubt.
The torture is always the same. Did I do enough today? Is what I’m doing important? Why can’t I just make myself do the thing? Am I really tired? Or just bored? Or overstimulated? Or being lazy?
Yes, not doing anything is often more tiring than actually doing something.
But it’s not a problem to be dismissed as trivial. We live at times when most individuals who consider themselves “lazy” are overwhelmed by choice. Right there, in your pocket, lies a window to virtually every book written, every song recorded and every movie available. I sometimes spend so much time choosing a movie to watch I eventually give up and not watch anything.
Indeed, a big part of modern life is simply just choosing what to do. When you have a lot of choice, the act of choosing itself becomes a part of your daily routine. We’re all blessed (and forced) to be the CEOs of our unusually choice-rich lives.
But it’s not always the case, is it? Sometimes, you really know you could’ve done more. Sometimes you’re just being a useless dipsh*t and no amount of logic will drown that…
