3988: [Part 1] Laziness is Not the Issue by Eric Teplitz on Rethinking Laziness

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3988: Eric Teplitz challenges the idea of laziness, revealing it as a misleading label that masks deeper truths about motivation, priorities, and avoidance. By identifying what’s really behind inaction, lack of importance, fear, or low stakes, he offers a more honest and empowering way to move forward. This perspective helps you replace self-judgment with clarity and intentional decision-making. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://inspiredlivingblog.wordpress.com/2022/06/07/laziness-is-not-the-issue/ Quotes to ponder: "If you are defaulting to “laziness” as your reason for not doing something you claim you want to do, I invite you to probe deeper." "Letting go frees you to channel your energy elsewhere and it frees others from unrealistic expectations of you so they, too, can invest their energy more productively elsewhere." "Most of us understand that it’s better to face the unpleasant things that are important to us sooner rather than later." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.7	This is Optimal Living Daily.
0:25.9	Laisiness is not the issue.
0:28.2	Part 1 by Eric Teplitz of Eric Teplitz.com.
0:31.9	And I'm Justin Mollick.
0:33.4	I have a bit of a longer post today.
0:34.9	I'll read the first half today and then finish the rest for you tomorrow. So with that, let's get right to part one and start optimizing your life.
0:46.3	Laisiness is not the issue. Part one by Eric Tepplets of Eric Teplitz.com.
0:53.2	Recently, I asked a coaching client what was stopping him from taking action on a task he had
0:57.9	given himself to do, but had not yet seen through.
1:01.6	His reply?
1:02.9	It all comes down to one big reason.
1:06.1	Laziness.
1:07.6	Laisiness.
1:08.5	Is that accurate?
1:09.8	Or could it be that laziness is nothing but a self-judgment that also
1:13.9	serves as a blanket excuse for whenever we fail to do something? If we self-identify as lazy,
1:20.9	we take this to be a character flaw, something extremely difficult, if not impossible, to overcome.
1:30.8	But maybe laziness is not the issue. Maybe laziness does not even exist. Maybe there is simply being motivated to do a particular thing and not.
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