S2 E15 Unpacking the Laziness Lie (Part 1 of 2) with Wisdom from Dr. Devon Price

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Today I'm bringing you some initial thoughts after my second listen to Dr. Devon Price' book: Laziness Does Not Exist. I include some history on where the word "lazy" came from as well as a few of my own stories about work and laziness.

Lazy has always been a shame trigger for me, and now I'm starting to understand how culturally ingrained the idea is that hard work has moral value. While I often enjoy working hard on things like this podcast, and other creative projects, there are some kinds of work that I don't enjoy.

I used to shame myself for not liking this kind of work. But in understanding human nature, I now have so much more compassion for this. Sure, there are some life maintenance things most of us need to do. But when this comes from a place of caring about our health for example, instead of feeling like we "must" do something, it tends to go a lot better.

Since I did a lot of work on my audio book this week, I didn't have the bandwidth to complete this topic. Come back on April 23rd and you'll hear reflections on this, particularly related to mental health and ableism and how this ties into laziness.

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