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Laziness Does Not Exist QUOTES

Laziness Does Not Exist QUOTES

1 " If you're entitled to moments of rest, of imperfection, of laziness and sloth, then so are homeless people, and people with depression, and people who are addicted to drugs. If your life has value no matter how productive you are, so does every other human life. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

2 " The Laziness Lie is a deep-seated, culturally held belief system that leads many of us to believe the following: Deep down I’m lazy and worthless. I must work incredibly hard, all the time, to overcome my inner laziness. My worth is earned through my productivity. Work is the center of life. Anyone who isn’t accomplished and driven is immoral. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

3 " We live in a world where hard work is rewarded and having needs and limitations is seen as a source of shame. It's no wonder so many of us are constantly overexerting ourselves, saying yes out of fear of how we'll be perceived for saying no. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

4 " When you lose power over your own life, you don’t have much reason to stay energized and motivated.15 So, you protect yourself emotionally by checking out and giving up. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

5 " Wasting time" is a basic human need. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

6 " Work is the center of life. Anyone who isn’t accomplished and driven is immoral. The Laziness Lie is the source of the guilty feeling that we are not “doing enough”; it’s also the force that compels us to work ourselves to sickness. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

7 " I found that by advocating for our right to be “lazy,” we can carve out space in our lives for play, relaxation, and recovery. I also discovered the immense relief that comes when we cease tying our self-image to how many items we check off our to-do lists. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

8 " At some point, even the most voracious of readers needs to pull the plug and stop the constant drip of facts, figures, and meaningless Internet fights. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

9 " The Laziness Lie has three main tenets. They are: Your worth is your productivity. You cannot trust your own feelings and limits. There is always more you could be doing. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

10 " When employees are unable to slack off using the Internet, they find other ways to mentally escape. They “waste” time making cups of tea, sharpening pencils, or popping into coworkers’ offices to say hello. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

11 " I realized then that my struggles were part of a much bigger social epidemic, something I’m calling the Laziness Lie. The Laziness Lie is a deep-seated, culturally held belief "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

12 " I realized then that my struggles were part of a much bigger social epidemic, something I’m calling the Laziness Lie. The Laziness Lie is a deep-seated, culturally held belief system that leads many of us to believe the following: Deep down I’m lazy and worthless. I must work incredibly hard, all the time, to overcome my inner laziness. My worth is earned through my productivity. Work is the center of life. Anyone who isn’t accomplished and driven is immoral. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

13 " The Laziness Lie is a belief system that says hard work is moraly superior to relaxation, that people who aren't productive have less innate value than productive people. It's an unspoken yet commonly held set of ideas and values. It affects how we work, how we set limits in our relationships, our views on what life is supposed to be about. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

14 " Wasting time” is a basic human need. Once we accept that, we can stop fearing our inner “laziness” and begin to build healthy, happy, well-balanced lives. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

15 " I realized then that my struggles were part of a much bigger social epidemic, something I’m calling the Laziness Lie. The Laziness Lie is a deep-seated, culturally held belief system that leads many of us to believe the following: Deep down I’m lazy and worthless. I must work incredibly hard, all the time, to overcome my inner laziness. My worth is earned through my productivity. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

16 " also came to see how the thing that we call “laziness” is often actually a powerful self-preservation instinct. When we feel unmotivated, directionless, or “lazy,” it’s because our bodies and minds are screaming for some peace and quiet. When we learn to listen to those persistent feelings of tiredness and to honor them, we can finally begin to heal. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

17 " This book is a full-throated defense of the behaviors that get maligned as “laziness” and the people who have been written off as “lazy” by society. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

18 " The people we dismiss as “lazy” are often individuals who’ve been pushed to their absolute limits. They’re dealing with immense loads of baggage and stress, and they’re working very hard. But because the demands placed on them exceed their available resources, it can look to us like they’re doing nothing at all. We’re also taught to view people’s personal challenges as unacceptable excuses. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

19 " The world of visual art is competitive and sometimes cutthroat. The people who do succeed have to be constantly active, not only producing new work but also building their online platforms and brands. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist

20 " For many of us, our first instinct is generally to blame a person for their own misfortune, especially if we can pin that misfortune on laziness. "

― Devon Price , Laziness Does Not Exist