Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Laziness as a Virtue

I found this term on reileen's site:

lazifficient - A lazifficient individual has determined the most time-efficient way possible to perform work-related tasks, not because of any desire to be efficient and productive, but because sheer laziness makes him or her unwilling to spend any more time than necessary working.


That's me. I look for labor-saving techniques. I've overcompensated for a tendency to procrastinate by usually turning things in early, because I hate deadline pressure. I firmly believe that the challenge to vices is to turn them into virtues. If it weren't for smart people, we never would have discovered fire; but if it weren't for lazy people, we'd still be making it by rubbing two sticks together.
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  • 8 comments
alwaysoctober

alwaysoctober

February 27 2008, 08:13:18 UTC 13 years ago

You know, there's oddly enough truth to that statement.
ayoub

ayoub

February 27 2008, 13:14:29 UTC 13 years ago

:D

That's me too! :D
dreamsidhe

dreamsidhe

February 27 2008, 13:34:01 UTC 13 years ago

That sounds like me as well. :)

hahaha

Anonymous

February 27 2008, 17:20:57 UTC 13 years ago

Ditto here. When I'm doing something new, rather than spend hours doing it in some slow, laborious way, I'll spend a bunch of time looking for the quick way to do it. Sometimes, I'll take even longer than it would have taken if I'd just gritted my teeth and gotten over with it. But then, if I need to do it again, it will usually only take a few minutes.
morningdove3202

morningdove3202

February 28 2008, 03:52:34 UTC 13 years ago Edited:  February 28 2008, 03:52:46 UTC

Oh, I love your fire making example!!
anamacha

anamacha

February 28 2008, 16:00:09 UTC 13 years ago

it's called 'lifehacking' ... as explained on http://www.lifehacker.com and other sites. If I have two hours to do a task, I'd rather spend an hour and a hlaf looking for the best way to do the task in the most efficient manner possible. Maybe even to automate it :)
ysabetwordsmith

ysabetwordsmith

February 28 2008, 18:54:43 UTC 13 years ago

Cool! Thanks for sharing.
anamacha

anamacha

February 28 2008, 23:08:54 UTC 13 years ago

you bet!

Gina Trapani, founder (I think) and senior editor at the aforementioned website has a book out -- it's got 77+ tips on how to get the most out of your day. Having read it and taken copious notes, I recommend it highly.