Understanding Laziness
Laziness often isn't about being incapable - it's usually about emotional resistance.
We associate studying with discomfort, boredom or fear or failure, which makes procrastination tempting.
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Economics and politics student from Germany. Interested in a broad field of topics and trying to easily break down topics from his studies to everyone.
We all know the situation when we need to finish an essay of chores but we can't get out of bed or of the couch. But luckily there are ways to get around or out of those situations. In this post, I want to give you the key takeaways of Jun Yuh's video on laziness. Hopefully, you can learn something from those tips and insights.
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