LAZINESS: There's No Such Thing

The Next Big Idea

Next Big Idea Club

Science, Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Education

4.4 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Are you lazy? Social psychologist Devon Price doesn’t think so. In their provocative new book, “Laziness Does Not Exist,” Devon invites us to imagine a world where we stop judging other people for being lazy, stop shaming ourselves for being unproductive, and start realizing that doing less is not a moral failure.

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0:00.0	When I take stock of my life, there were a lot of things that I've done and I have accomplished
0:09.4	that were motivated by the laziness lie.
0:12.2	Things that I did that as soon as I had that trophy in my hand, it meant nothing to me.
0:17.8	And I was just worried about what comes next and it just felt really empty.
0:22.4	But the things in my life that actually do matter and that I can take pride in that
0:27.9	last tend to be the things that are motivated more by my beliefs and my values and my
0:33.0	compassion.
0:35.0	I'm Rufus Griskem and this is the next big idea.
0:38.7	Today, does laziness really exist?
0:57.9	I'm going to do something unusual this week.
1:04.9	I'm going to share with you a little bit about our process here at the next big idea
1:08.5	podcast.
1:09.7	And I think it's best to do this with my partner in the show, next big idea producer, Caleb
1:14.7	Bissinger.
1:15.7	Hi, Caleb.
1:16.7	Hey, Rufus.
1:17.7	Well, this is fun.
1:18.7	We're like partying the curtains and displaying the Wizard of Oz here.
1:22.7	Our listeners have not gotten to meet you, Caleb, and it's a high time they do.
1:26.4	Hey, listeners.
1:27.8	So every month, we have the pleasure of shifting through dozens and dozens of books.
1:32.6	And I mean, it's a privilege, really.
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