- If you haven't worked out much before, stretch first, then start slow. If you don't you will be in so much pain from sore or pulled muscles it will be easy to use it as an excuse to stop exercising. Make sure to drink a lot of water, so you don't become dehydrated.
- Make a goal sheet, or copy that sheet so you have a couple of them, place one on the fridge, on your night stand, by your computer, even on the bedroom door, just place them where you look or go to often.
- Tell yourself all the time, that if you're not working, you're not making the money that you want. Being broke can be one of the biggest motivations ever.
- Stay off the couch until you are ready to take a break and when you do, sit, do not lay down and set a time when you will return to do other activities around the house or with the kids, read a book, write to a friend etc.
- Make a list of all the smaller things that you want, new clothes, a cd player, some furniture, even a dog. Think about the things that you want every day; if it's constantly in your mind, you'll start moving toward those goals.
- Always dress as if you were planning to leave the house -- get out of the jammies before leaving the bedroom.
- Getting enough sleep each night can make you feel more awake. Depending on your activity and age, you may need up to 10 hours (teenagers) or as little as 5 (elderly).
- Avoid sugar, and especially foods with "high fructose corn syrup" or "corn syrup" in the ingredients, as these can lead your body into metabolizing sugars instead of fats. Also, unnatural sugars (without fiber) may give you a short energy buzz, but then a drop and you will feel lazy and fatigued.
Sometimes, a chore simply cannot be avoided. We know you want to get away with a prolonged spell of extreme apathy, so you need to make any job you are lumbered with as easy as possible.
Here are some steps:
1. Keep a stool by the kitchen sink, sit back, and gently, with little effort wash the dishes while sitting down. For extreme laziness, use a stool or chair that has rollers on the bottoms, so you can glide easily from the table to the sink, without even getting up or moving anything but your arms.
2. Remember, the chair is your friend. There are a few chores that can't be managed on your backside, for everything else hoover from the comfort of your office recliner,
3. Clean as much of the bathroom as possible from the comfort of your toilet.
4. When someone cooks you a meal, does your washing up, or just brings you a cup of tea, shower them with praise. The more they can see how happy these things make you, the more likely it is they will gladly do it again. You could say: "No one makes lasagna quite like you, it fills my heart full of wonder, and my taste buds feel like they are dancing on the wings of an angel."The essential rule with laziness is that flattery will get you everywhere!
5. Create the aura of a hard worker If a job that takes a few minutes really has to be done, make it last a few hours. Spend most of this time doing nothing, but create plenty of mess. Come up with a set of fictional complications that have made it a much harder job than expected.
6. You should ask to be left to it because you want to “get in the zone” in order to do a good job. When their backs are turned, simply kick back, and relax.
7. Laziness is an art form, and to do it well can take a surprising amount of planning, albeit at a very slow pace. Organize the jobs you are putting off into a hierarchy. If you need to both tidy your room, and complete a vital work assignment, always opt for the tidying first (even if you do just hide the mess). The satisfaction of completing an entire task will put your lazy mind at rest. The lesson here is to always leave the lengthiest jobs till last!
8. There is nothing worse than a do-gooder that makes you look worse than you already are. Very subtly, try to sabotage their jobs. Drop a few crumbs after they have vacuumed. Sneak in a red sock when they help with someone else washing, and slyly dirty up their dishes the moment they have cleaned them. However, it is vital to never be caught on a sabotage mission.
9. Convince your housemates that a lazy house is a harmonious house. Gather in the living room, settle down with a film keeping snacks and drinks to hand.
10. Surround yourself with all household remote keep a lengthy stick to hand for reaching distant light switches and so on.
11. Chill out, put your feet up, and enjoy your bone-idleness.
So, as you could understand, laziness sometimes can be good, sometimes can be bad for you. But only you, nobody else, can know when laziness can help and when to harm.
