This post is going to be a combination of several of the concepts which I have written about. As my thoughts went to what this week’s blog posts would be about, my mind made it to the things I’m passionate about and the things which make me, me. One specific pet peeve that has been on my mind is laziness. I thought of using a different word but I like the effect that laziness has on the mind, for me at least it’s a disgusting weird feeling I get when I hear it.
There are numerous things to be lazy about, there’s work, there’s school, there are friendships and the list could go on and on. The one that I specifically worry about is my generation’s view of work. I’m reminded again and again when I either work with those in my generation or watch their attitude towards work how lazy a lot of us have become. I was raised with the mentality that you work until the job is accomplished and you do what you have to do to get the job done. Now when I say this I’m not saying that you break morality or cut unethical corners but just that you figure out a way to get things done.
I suppose I’m a horse of a different color, but I don’t always like doing things the easiest way. It’s like this mental guard I’ve put up against laziness because I don’t want myself to become lazy, therefore sometimes I’ll choose a harder way to do something. It’s also that I’ve seen that sometimes setting things up to accomplish them easier takes more times than just doing it a physically harder way. Now if it’s something that takes more time initially so that your job will be easier for a long time to come, I’m all for that.
Laziness stems from a mindset and from an acute misunderstanding of one’s responsibility. It also can come from the idea that “I’m entitled”. When you get to the place where that is your mentality, watch out, because we are not entitled to anything.
My biggest quandary with watching the workplace today is, how do I inspire others to a greater work ethic and sense of responsibility? How do I get those I work with to stop saying “that’s not my job” and instead ask “what can I do to help”? I desperately want to know how to change my generation’s perception and view of work and responsibility because I truly believe changing people’s laziness can change this world. Being lazy means you don’t want to contribute, or that you do but without any actual work being done, and that’s no good!