‘Lazybones’: Understanding and Overcoming Laziness

Sometimes downtime can even be a productive and valuable use of time. On the other hand, we all know what it’s like to give in to laziness.
‘Lazybones’: Understanding and Overcoming Laziness
"Well-structured downtime is when you build times into your day and week to rest, after having accomplished a certain amount of work," according to psychotherapist Brooke Sprowl. Oksana Yurlova/Shutterstock
Barbara Danza
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Everyone needs downtime, rest, and recuperation from time to time. After a hard day’s work, you probably want to relax and unwind. After strenuous physical activity, you may need to recuperate. After a period of stress or anxiety, you may seek out long-term rest. Such downtime offers an appropriate counter-balance to hard work or challenge.

Sometimes downtime can even be a productive and valuable use of time. Space to think, clear your mind, calm your heart, and leave room for inspiration and serendipity may very well be the best way to spend your time.

Barbara Danza
Barbara Danza
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Barbara Danza is a contributing editor covering family and lifestyle topics. Her articles focus on homeschooling, family travel, entrepreneurship, and personal development. She contributes children’s book reviews to the weekly booklist and is the editor of “Just For Kids,” the newspaper’s print-only page for children. Her website is BarbaraDanza.com
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