Last Updated on November 13, 2023

Laziness is like a disease that will destroy your life. It keeps spreading till it overtakes your life in every way possible.

There were parts of my life when I was lazy and parts of my life when I was highly productive. There were highs and lows with no formula or patterns till I discovered the missing piece.

Between the ages of 22 and 36, I became extremely lazy to the point I did not shower or do anything except go to work and lay in bed when I came home.

It started around the time my parents made my higher education choices. I went to a school I did not like for a subject I wasn’t very interested in. Computer repair was the choice my partners made.

Until then, I had a straightforward job that I liked to do. I should have never let my parents throw me into a field I disliked, but I did.

I would study less and less, and my grades fell, and laziness developed. Up until then, I was pretty self-motivated, and I was productive.

I recently realized that because I did something I did not enjoy (I got a career in, you guessed, computer repair) for most of the day. I started hating my life and the work that came with it.

It wasn’t until I started this blog eight months ago that I began to enjoy life again. It gave me meaning and a good feeling that I contribute positively to society.

Laziness can creep up on you in any part of your life. It is a conscious decision to do it later or put it off until tomorrow. It starts with small decisions and moves on to bigger and bigger ones.

The problem is when you are lazy, it is tough to change course and become driven. So I advise watching less TV and reading more books because you can be like me and wake up 16 years later regarding the time wasted.

I do not know when I was a full-blown lazy person, but it happened. It took a while to get me here, so it will take a while to get me out.

Don’t waste your time living other people’s idols for your life or social stigma dictate how to live your life. Find something you enjoy doing and do it well. That way, you won’t be lazy and don’t let anyone stop you. Sometimes, the most small decisions can stir the ship the wrong way.