How to deal with laziness? Who did not ask himself this question? It would seem that everything is simple - labor is the best medicine for laziness. After all, every people has a lot of proverbs and sayings about labor and laziness, modern authors write about the laziness of the book, and scientists annually conduct research, studying the nature of the emergence of this state. And now there ... The confused parents besiege psychologists in search of a way how to cope with children's laziness, the chiefs are experimenting with subordinates, seeking to increase their ability to work, husbands reproach their wives for slowness, and husbands' wives for inactivity. And, according to the majority - too lazy to blame.
But is it? And if so, why is it so hard to force yourself or your close ones to work? How to get rid of laziness with the help of labor, if you work laziness? After all, it turns out a vicious circle, and get out of it without understanding the true causes of the appearance of laziness.
First, it is necessary to determine what is laziness. Every nation has its own understanding of laziness. Russian laziness, for example, always carried a negative meaning, and calling a person lazy is considered an insult. Also in different sources this concept has different meanings, for example, unwillingness to work, preference for idle pastime, aversion to labor activity. But if you get into the essence, you can combine all the concepts into one definition of laziness - the desire to do only what brings pleasure. Psychologists call laziness a lack of motivation. In this definition, lies the secret of how to fight and conquer laziness. If you allow yourself to do what brings pleasure, then in this field you can achieve the greatest success, turn your life into a holiday and, in general, the question of fighting laziness will become irrelevant. But this is possible only in cases where there is a desire to do anything.
How to overcome laziness caused by overwork
To get out of a state where you absolutely do not want to do anything, when there is no motivation even for simple actions is very difficult. This happens when a person has been forced to do a tedious job for a long time. In non-traditional medicine, this condition is considered an indicator of a very low level of energy and, consequently, treatment consists in restoring the energy field. The recommendations of psychologists in this issue are similar - a good long rest, not only physical, but emotional. It is necessary to deal with the issues that cause the strongest negative experiences - to change the place of work or type of activity, to establish personal relationships. If in a state of apathy the struggle with laziness will consist only in trying to force oneself to do something, then sooner or later depletion will come, the organism will exhaust its resources, which can cause a disease or a mental disorder.
For prevention is recommended to arrange at least once a week day of laziness. What exactly will you do, it does not matter, the main thing is that all the actions brought only pleasure and relaxation. It is not superfluous to arrange a day of laziness for your children. Firstly, they will rest and be more able to work, and secondly, you will see what kind of activity your child likes. By the way, Lenin's Day in many countries is a traditional annual holiday, and every year it is gaining increasing popularity. In Poland, they even sing a hymn in honor of this holiday, for which the children's poetry for laziness served as a text.
How to overcome children's laziness
The mechanism of the appearance of laziness can be particularly clearly seen in the example of children. At a certain age, the children begin to show independence. For days on end, parents only hear: "I myself!". But at the same time children can not do everything themselves for what they undertake. Unfortunately, most parents do not have enough time, patience and strength to withstand the child's attempts to perform any actions independently. Moreover, very often parents make a huge mistake and, instead of encouraging, scold the kids for a poorly done job. It would seem that this behavior of parents should stimulate the child to strive to do everything better. But, alas, this is what causes the children to lose interest in any work related to helping their parents. This is a normal desire to avoid another emotional shock. And parents can only wonder why their babies are so lazy. But everything is fixable - you should sincerely start praising the child's actions, and you will understand how to defeat laziness. For example, my daughter does not wash dishes. The usual behavior of parents is to scold and force everything to be remade. But only this problem does not solve, but then you will have to swear because the dishes are not washed at all. And that the child has a motivation to improve the performance of a new business for him, first of all, it is necessary to approve the decision to help with the household. Then we should praise the act itself. And after approval, you can pay attention to the fact that the dishes are not washed well, you may have to redo the work together, but make it so that it's fun
Sometimes parents face another kind of laziness in children. For example, too lazy to read. But the reason remains the same - the child is not interested. This will help the desire of children to be like their parents. Just start reading together. Then the kid will be interested and begin to try to read independently. The same goes for needlework and creativity - it's worth it for parents to start making something, and the children, interested, are also trying to do something.
Sometimes it is necessary to struggle with laziness with the help of will power, but if unwillingness to act is caused by emotional exhaustion, sooner or later laziness will win. And if the activity brings inspiration and feels a surge of energy, then there is a strong enough motivation, and you can safely continue to act. The main thing in all to adhere to the golden mean - to measure to work and in moderation to rest.