Laziness as Passive Aggression

[CroMagna]

I saw the video by FreedoMainRadio that said that laziness is passive aggression, a response to resentment against being told what to do and not having choices. That made perfect sense, especially from what I've learned about slavery. He said the solution is to realize this "you don't have to do anything." To me, that's easier said than done. I think people feel obligated and get browbeating a lot of the time. I was thinking another solution is to replace one passive aggressive response with another passive aggressive response.

[PVince81]

I agree with the "feeling obligated", but I don't get what you mean with:

Originally Posted by CroMagna

I was thinking another solution is to replace one passive aggressive response with another passive aggressive response.

Can you explain?

[CroMagna]

Rather than being lazy as a passive aggressive response, one could choose some other passive aggressive trait that is more productive.

[Eric Revelin]

I don't think it's very productive to switch out one negative habit for another negative habit. At the very least the first step should entail modifying the current habit so it's less harmful, like taking more time to do something but still getting it done, or talking to the person who told you what to do if he or she crossed the line somehow.

The ideal solution would be to figure out what the opposite of this unhealthy habit is. IE, when something needs to get done then no matter how you're told to do it you do it right and you do it efficiently. Even if you can't make that jump it's good to keep your eye on target since that's probably where you want to end up. From there, figure out how to connect point A to point B. Replacing one passive aggressive habit would be like drawing a line from point A, around point B, and creating a point C. Getting to the point where you're still sluggish and sloppy but you get something done, assuming you have a habit of shirking it off altogether, is like making another dot between point A and point B, but you're still moving in the direction you wanna go.

In summary: don't create detours, define a firm target and then figure out whether you can do it in one big jump or if you're going to need to modify your current thoughts and habits a little bit at a time. Something to remember is that you can't force yourself to make a change, you can only move forward as you're ready to do so. Oftentimes this will come naturally; there will usually be a point where you're compelled to put one foot in front of the other. All you can do is test the waters and see where you're at.