When someone’s gone through emotional neglect, chronic stress, or unprocessed trauma, it often shows up in ways that look like laziness from the outside. But dig deeper, and what looks like apathy, ...

In a fast-paced world, where the pressure to perform and achieve is constant, it's easy to fall into the trap of self-judgment. Are you genuinely lacking motivation, or is there a more complex ...

What does it mean to be lazy? Are procrastinators lazy? I hear this all the time, "Procrastinators are just lazy." I believe there's some truth in it, at least in terms of the meaning of the words.

We are being lazy if there’s something that we ought to do but are reluctant to do because of the effort involved. We do it badly, or do something less strenuous or less boring, or just remain idle.

Even though it's frustrating to work with a lazy coworker who's constantly avoiding doing things, missing deadlines, and adding more stress to your plate, it's more common than you might think, ...

That’s a huge mistake, according to one Loyola University psychology professor, not only because shame and anger do nothing to stop procrastination, but because laziness doesn’t even really exist.

I hate to admit it — I’m a procrastinator. I admire my wife, who is my opposite. She doesn’t rest until she finishes a task, no matter how late it is or how tired she is. She has an aversion to ...