Does anyone know a cure for laziness ?

Just curious—why does laziness need to be cured? To my mind, laziness is the mother of all invention. If we weren’t lazy, we wouldn’t mind doing everything the old, inefficient way.

Laziness is your friend. Do not knock it.

No TV pact for one week.
No computer except for work.

It’s best however, to “cure” it by replacing it. If he/she sits around too much, then he/she should get a dollar store timer, set it for ten minutes and take a walk. Set it again, and spend that time cleaning the bathroom or picking up & putting stuff away.

If he/she finds self being lazy at a specific time each day, then find something more agreeable to do at that time each day and do that, until it becomes a habit (habits usually require routines for at least 3–4 weeks before they stick).

If your friend can exercise first thing in the morning, they will have more energy throughout the day.

I can only quote my dear old grandpa….rest his soul…...“That lazy bleeder needs a cattle prod up his arse!” He was talking about a workmate who was less than enthusiastic in his job. Here endeth the lesson.

Lazy has lots of manifestations, some bad and some quite pleasant, maybe if you could book in Charles Dickens ghost of Christmas Future to visit your friend?

Have your friend make a list of all the ways laziness is having a negative affect on his life and the lives of others who are important to him.

Fact from fiction, truth from diction. You can’t cure anyone of laziness they have to cure themselves. What would make them do that varies from person to person, with some it is fear, others greed, love, ambition, etc. For a person to have some gumption to do anything they either have to see a great reward for doing the effort or they have to be afraid of a big loss if they don’t put in the effort. A lazy person will get out and shovel mud for hours and nail retaining walls together if they thought that would help keep the mud from wiping their house away. A lazy person would hike 2 miles out in the woods if they thought going there and fining some hidden treasure was worth their effort.

Lethargy breeds lethargy. You gotta move it and use it. The more you sit around the lazier you become!

Well, you might define lazy differently then they do. My family thinks I am lazy because I am not living up to what they think is my ‘potential’. But I am lazy and can pay my bills and I have time to sit in the park and feed birds. I could make more money, but I don’t want too. Free-time is more important to me.

So before you try and ‘fix’ your friend make sure they want to be fixed. If they don’t you will just look like a huge asshole and they will probably never want to talk to you again. My aunt tried to make me as awesome as she is. I went from calling her once a week to only calling on Christmas.

Join the Marines or the Army. Drill Sgts are an excellent cure for lazy.

Just do it! Exercise will give you some added energy.
Dedicate a certain time for online stuff, i.e. check emails once per day, etc.
Do things you enjoy.

Fire the person(s) who is/are allowing your friend to be lazy in the first place.

There is no cure. It is one of those things that you just have to work around. Only the person who has it can do it, it cannot be imposed from the outside.

No one says it better than John Lennon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moCf_pghM-U

A good, hearty dose of down-home farm work employment and then off to school again!

sunlight

Staying in sun won’t help lol
He’ll be even more lazy.

WORK!

A cure for laziness is the natural consequences thereof. Too lazy to go to work – loose job and subsequently all other possessions. Too lazy to bathe – skin rashes and no friends. Too lazy to clean – filthy stinking house. If there is no consequences – that is, you are taking care of what needs to be taken care of, then you have earned your right to be lazy at times.

Crystal Meth…..Iv noticed they have a lot of energy.

When people become motivated laziness disappears. Everyone has different motivators. Fear and threats are negative motivation. Positive motivation is finding your passion.

@sonatakinglping ha. You plan helping him at rehab for me ?

@Earthgirl well. He discovered his passions but won’t follow them to deeply. Dunno why.

Every morning ask the question: what are the three things that went well the previous day. Then write them down in a journal. Keep doing this for at least 3 months.

Hibernate 2 big reasons cover alot of territory-
1)Fear of Failure
2))Fear of Success
Sort of ironic in a way. I guess that’s what they mean when people say “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t” lol
I think in order to help someone who is not doing what you think they should be doing to reach their true potential is to be as supportive as possible when they make a move in the right direction. Nudging them and telling them they are lazy, telling them they are wasting their talents does not usually work. It can even be demoralizing. They could start to think, “you’re right, I am a loser!” But for some people the kick in the seat of the pants works. I guess it’s in how it’s done, and how it’s perceived by the kickee. If they feel it’s done out of love and concern and a belief in them, it could help to give them the courage or motivation to overcome their fears and venture forward. Practical advice is good too,
What is your friend’s passion? Can you introduce him to anyone who shares it? Provide a mentor? That would probably help too.

The cure to lazyness is ambition, the key to ambition is vision. And to successfully pursue an ambition you must obtain the proper attitude and motivation. tell your friend to reflect on this and see what he comes up with.

@LKidKyle1985 You have a good answer, but I am now left with question, where do I get a pill for ambition? I have a lot of lazy and not much ambition.

@yarnlady ha, well I agree that its something someone has to work out for them selves, so no pills here.

Think up knew ways to do stuff you don’t want to do