This sounds like it may be useful advice for how to relate to others, but I'm not sure how it helps with relating to oneself.
Like, sure, there are cases where a particular barrier is clearly the reason that one isn't doing something that one intends to do, and in these cases it makes sense to acknowledge that even if the thing might look like laziness to other persons,
But, as for my own behaviors, I know that vice exists. I know that how I behave falls short of how I both can and ought to behave, laziness being a way in which I sometimes fall short.
I have been diagnosed with ADHD and the medication I take for it truly seems to work effectively for me (though of course different people respond to different medication differently), and for me, I feel like there is a reasonably clear distinction between symptom and vice.
If I am to regard "laziness" as "really" only being the result of an unacknowledged barrier, then this framing needs to come with applicable advice on how to resolve these behaviors.
Fear of shame and/or a sense of duty, can, I think, provide a great deal of motivation. Whatever "laziness" is, a source of motivation to 'do the thing' seems like it can sometimes overcome particular instances of laziness (though this may have costs associated with it that I am failing to consider).
It seems to me that being able to judge my own behavior as flawed, in addition to merely being unfortunate, is useful in order to improve my own behavior. And also, correct.
I think that what makes a lot more sense than the article as presented and also what most people view themselves as is the idea that one can make a great effort to push themselves, or not care at all about something, but that these parameters can only get you so far. What really works is trying to maintain a level of focus/wealth/social status slightly above what you have to slowly claw your way up.
Even if you really badly want to become a concert pianist, the best way is not to just push yourself and spend every waking hour on it. The best way is to play regularly and focus on finding bits you enjoy, which then enables you to practise more without getting fatigued.
This is quality clickbait. The title grabs you with its absurdity, and then you get some ego-preserving justifications for a lack of industriousness, along with some of the now mandatory virtue signaling. The actual content is nonsensical, but the presentation is impressive.
I saw it as a somewhat hyperbolized reminder that the fundamental attribution error is a thing. 'Crazy people aren't necessarily crazy' -Elliot Aronson
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[ 5.2 ms ] story [ 24.5 ms ] threadLike, sure, there are cases where a particular barrier is clearly the reason that one isn't doing something that one intends to do, and in these cases it makes sense to acknowledge that even if the thing might look like laziness to other persons,
But, as for my own behaviors, I know that vice exists. I know that how I behave falls short of how I both can and ought to behave, laziness being a way in which I sometimes fall short.
I have been diagnosed with ADHD and the medication I take for it truly seems to work effectively for me (though of course different people respond to different medication differently), and for me, I feel like there is a reasonably clear distinction between symptom and vice.
If I am to regard "laziness" as "really" only being the result of an unacknowledged barrier, then this framing needs to come with applicable advice on how to resolve these behaviors.
Fear of shame and/or a sense of duty, can, I think, provide a great deal of motivation. Whatever "laziness" is, a source of motivation to 'do the thing' seems like it can sometimes overcome particular instances of laziness (though this may have costs associated with it that I am failing to consider).
It seems to me that being able to judge my own behavior as flawed, in addition to merely being unfortunate, is useful in order to improve my own behavior. And also, correct.
Even if you really badly want to become a concert pianist, the best way is not to just push yourself and spend every waking hour on it. The best way is to play regularly and focus on finding bits you enjoy, which then enables you to practise more without getting fatigued.