In this episode, Steve leads the conversation to do with the idea of Laziness, whether it exists, what should be labeled as “lazy”, and how to better approach these problems.
Laziness Definition: disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or to exert oneself. It is often used as a pejorative; terms for a person seen to be lazy include “couch potato”, “slacker”, and “bludger”. Related concepts include sloth, a Christian sin, and lethargy, a state of lacking energy.
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References
- Deadly Sins: a grouping and classification of vices within Christian teachings.
- Acedia: has been variously defined as a state of listlessness or torpor, of not caring or not being concerned with one’s position or condition in the world.
- Vainglory: unjustified boasting.
- Episode 7: Survivorship Bias
- Episode 11: Internalized Capitalism
- Standard Distribution (Aka Normal Distribution): A bell curve.
- Industriousness (Big 5): People who are industrious are achievement-oriented, self-disciplined, efficient, purposeful, and competent. (Source)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Game)
- Connector (Malcolm Gladwell; The Tipping Point): Connectors are the people in a community who know large numbers of people and who are in the habit of making introductions.
- Motivational Interviewing (MI) (Episode 39): a counseling approach developed in part by clinical psychologists William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick. It is a directive, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): an empirically based psychological intervention that uses acceptance and mindfulness strategies along with commitment and behavior-change strategies to increase psychological flexibility.
- Eat That Frog! By Brian Tracy
- The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
- Cognitive Distortions: an exaggerated or irrational thought pattern involved in the onset or perpetuation of psychopathological states, such as depression and anxiety.
- The Sane Society by Erich Fromm
- Sam Harris: an American philosopher, author, and podcast host. His work touches on a wide range of topics, including rationality, religion, ethics, free will, neuroscience, meditation, psychedelics, philosophy of mind, politics, terrorism, and artificial intelligence.
- Jean Luc Picard Quote: “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life.”
- Episode 20: Self-Determination Theory
- Episode 16: Emotional Maturity
- So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
- Anhedonia: a diverse array of deficits in hedonic function, including reduced motivation or ability to experience pleasure.
- Episode 11: Internalized Capitalism
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