I know am not alone in this. Students, employed ones, even as parents, we’re always cautious of not being labeled as ‘lazy’. Hence, we tend to work incredibly hard all the time over the term. Even within our conscience.
The author’s highlights of how we feel when we are termed laziness strikes so deep, such as:
My worth is earned through my productivity
Work is the center of life.
Anyone who isn’t accomplished and driven is immoral
There’s always more we could be doing.
You cannot trust your feelings of exhaustion and limit.
It also highlights how capitalism has played a major role in this.
The fact is, we’re doing far more work than is healthy. So we deserve to work less. See full review https://signediza.com/?p=275