My capital sin: Laziness \ stacker news ~ideasfromtheedge

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511 sats \ 15 comments \ @bief57 6 Jan ideasfromtheedge

I don't follow any religion, but I'm from a Catholic country, so I've often heard people talk about the 7 deadly sins.

I was analyzing my day today and I definitely noticed that I "sin" of laziness.

To begin with, what is laziness?

Laziness is the capital sin, vice, negligence, tedium or carelessness that prevents us from doing things that should be done. It is laziness, carelessness, idleness or delay in carrying out actions or movements.

Laziness is considered the mother, engenderer and support of all vices, and prevents us from realizing human virtues and values. It creates addiction, because it never decreases, it always increases if it is not corrected.

Definition according to a religious website

Today is Sunday, these days are usually like this for many, sleeping, laziness, resting from a busy week. For me the weeks are different from many because I work remotely, which has many benefits, I am at home, I take care of my daughter while I work, I do not have to live through the chaos of traffic to go to work and to get home. I have the opportunity to use my time as I please, exercise, read a book, play with my daughter and any productive activity... but, I do not do any of that, I do not exercise in a row, I have several books gathering dust and sometimes I am lazy to play. I fulfill my basic responsibilities, work, clean, cook and make sure my daughter is clean, fed, make sure she does her homework and goes to bed early.

Every day for some reason I feel a huge laziness in my body, is it anemia? is it depression? is it discouragement? is it boredom? haha I don't know or am I just a sinner and my worst sin is laziness.

It's not the first time I realize that it's wrong to live lazily 24/7. Today what motivated me to write this was because my daughter asked me to play "friends", basically it's a role-playing game where we pretend to be friends and talk about our imaginary lives, go shopping or live some magical/fantastic adventure. Today I really didn't feel like playing that, it's summer, it's very hot, we live in a very small place that only has one window, we have the fan but it's so hot that the air is hot, you take a shower and when you're getting dressed again you're sweating, anyway, the positive thing is that in the building where we live there is a terrace, anyone can go there, I told my daughter to go up for a while to cool off a bit, it was already sunset so the sun wasn't burning and there was a delicious breeze. Another positive point is that we live in a place where there are many parks with trees nearby, people go to these parks to have picnics, play with the ball, walk the dogs and for the children to run and play. Since I refused my daughter's request to play "with friends", she asked me to go down to the park to play volleyball, at that moment I felt like laziness invaded my body again, I didn't feel like going down to the park to play, I just wanted to be on the terrace for a while and feel the cool breeze.

That's when I asked myself the question, "Why am I rejecting that invitation to play volleyball? I have the park less than 5 meters from my house, the weather is ideal, it's not cold or hot, there's no unbearable sun and the breeze is perfectly fresh. I have no reason or motive not to go exercise a little while I play with my daughter, it's a fun activity, I move my body and my daughter will feel happy just like me." I also thought "I'm sure that if I didn't live near parks, I would be complaining about not having anywhere to go play outside with my daughter," "don't be an idiot, go down for a while to play with your daughter, take advantage of the benefits you have in your favor." That's when I finally answered my daughter "get the ball, let's go down to the park."

I have to work harder on discipline when I have no motivation. • • Bieff57 @coinos.io

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81 sats \ 2 replies \ @Signal312 19h

I've been mostly carnivore (animal-based diet, lots of beef, also poultry, pork, eggs, dairy, seafood) for about a year now. And I have to reply here, because I feel like I behaved similarly.

I easily got into a lazy mode, where I just didn't feel like doing anything except the easiest, most brain-rotting activities. Like web surfing or watching videos.

Anyway, that changed about a month into my new carnivore diet. My energy level rebounded tremendously. Instead of walking around the house, dragging my feet, I zipped around.

I noticed increased energy in everything. Even with simple tasks like putting away the clean dishes in the dishwasher - over the course of a couple months I really noticed that I had gotten a lot faster and more efficient.

I wasn't depressed before, but I became more outgoing, less anxious, and more positive.

And I've heard this exact same story over and over again in podcasts, from people who went carnivore.

Anyway, I thought I'd throw this idea out there. I wish I had found out about carnivore sooner. An animal-based diet can change your life for the better.

Some good resources to look up are Dr Anthyony Chaffee, Dr Shawn Baker, and Dr Ken Berry. Great podcasts and videos.

68 sats \ 1 reply \ @bief57 OP 16h

Oh thank you so much for this information. I have been saying for a long time that I want to put together weekly menus so I have a plan for what to cook each day and what food to buy for each week, but I procrastinate and haven't done it. My daughter's pediatrician also recommended that she eat more protein and vegetables, and I should do the same. Before your carnivore diet, what did you usually eat?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 6h

I actually ate what normal people would call a very healthy diet. Limited meat, lots and lots of fruit and veggies, almost only whole grains. Tried to limit saturated fats. No junk food (soda, chips, ice cream, etc) except for what I made myself (which was my own cookies, etc).

At home I actually had a wheat grinder, and ground my own wheat as well, and made my own bread. I was really into whole grains. Not vegetarian, but I definitely followed the whole "use meat as a condiment" mindset. I didn't have a weight problem.

I do believe that my diet previously was far healthier than the standard American diet. But I had no idea that I could feel so much better eating carnivore. I wish I had known this much sooner, it feels like I wasted decades with low energy, and non-optimal mood.

121 sats \ 4 replies \ @SwapMarket 6 Jan

Nonsense. If you don't get motivation to do something, there is no point doing it. What others think is irrelevant. Brain has evolved to seek maximum use for energy, and laziness is the driver of all progress. Then I do nothing, my mind meditates to come up with ideas what to do. And when I get inspiration to do something, motivation makes me do it. I drive the process, don't let other people push me around.

1 sat \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 6 Jan

Oh hell yeah, brother. That's my thinking exactly.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @bief57 OP 6 Jan

Motivation is vague, discipline is not. If you are a person who exercises constantly, for example, there will be days when you will not want to do anything, you will not be "motivated", but if you are a disciplined person, you will still go to exercise even if you do not feel motivated.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SwapMarket 6 Jan

Nah. You either want to look good, or don't want to be paying for the gym membership in vain. Something must drive you to go there. Discipline is in the army, where seniors command juniors. Motivation is always internal.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nym 6 Jan

That’s a good metaphor

29 sats \ 1 reply \ @nym 6 Jan

Laziness is probably what I feel most guilty about on a daily basis also.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bief57 OP 6 Jan

True? It's amazing, it's like you know you should get moving and do something productive, but you just stay there melted in bed or on the couch, watching movies or doing whatever on your phone.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 6 Jan

Lazy people are usually efficiënt people, at least that's me.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 6 Jan

Could health play a part in this? You did say you need some asthma medications.

Anyway don’t beat yourself over it. Sometimes, being lazy is our body’s way of telling us to take a rest. I should know. I just rested for 30 mins with a cucumber face mask on my face - now rushing to pick up my kids

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @bief57 OP 6 Jan

The cucumber mask sounds good. Resting is not bad, what is bad is the excesses. I don't know if it's asthma or I'm just mentally tired.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @af1f6f3e17 6 Jan

Evagrius Ponticus can help a lot on that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evagrius_Ponticus

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @iguano 6 Jan

I'm also lazy as fuck. but so far I'm able to provide for my family and live my life.