For someone who is extremely intelligent but also tends to be lazy, the ideal jobs would typically offer flexibility, minimal supervision, and the ability to leverage their intelligence without requiring constant effort or high levels of activity. Here are some options:
- Freelance Consultant: Use your expertise in a specific field to provide advice on a project basis. This allows for flexible hours and the opportunity to work only when you choose.
- Data Analyst/Scientist: Many data roles allow for remote work and can involve periods of intense focus followed by downtime. If you enjoy problem-solvi
For someone who is extremely intelligent but also tends to be lazy, the ideal jobs would typically offer flexibility, minimal supervision, and the ability to leverage their intelligence without requiring constant effort or high levels of activity. Here are some options:
- Freelance Consultant: Use your expertise in a specific field to provide advice on a project basis. This allows for flexible hours and the opportunity to work only when you choose.
- Data Analyst/Scientist: Many data roles allow for remote work and can involve periods of intense focus followed by downtime. If you enjoy problem-solving and have strong analytical skills, this can be a good fit.
- Researcher: Working in academia or for a think tank can allow for deep dives into interesting topics. Researchers often have flexible schedules and can work at their own pace.
- Writer/Author: If you have a knack for writing, consider freelance writing, blogging, or writing books. This allows for creative expression and can be done on your own schedule.
- Software Developer: Many programming jobs offer remote work and flexible hours. If you enjoy coding, this can be a low-effort way to leverage your intelligence.
- Online Course Creator: If you have expertise in a subject, creating and selling online courses can generate passive income with minimal ongoing effort after the initial work.
- Stock Trader/Investor: If you have a strong understanding of finance and markets, trading or investing can be done at your own pace, though it does require initial effort to learn and monitor.
- Technical Support Specialist: Providing support for technology or software can often be done remotely and may involve repetitive tasks that can be managed with minimal effort.
- Content Curator/Research Assistant: These roles often involve gathering and organizing information, which can be done at a relaxed pace.
- Social Media Manager: Managing social media accounts can be done flexibly and often involves creativity rather than constant effort.
In any of these roles, it's important to find a balance between leveraging your intelligence and managing your tendency toward laziness. Focusing on areas that genuinely interest you can help motivate you to engage more actively.
For the first 50 years of my life I never knew I had ADD. I'd rather look out the window than do math or science in elementary school. But in high school I was turned on by a single lecture about negative numbers. Until then, who would have thought I would get a PhD in Chemistry?
An example of my laziness (not proud of it but entertaining), in my PhD pursuit the Director of the Department and my supervisor took away my support money to get me out. But I needed a job then and took one driving a school bus. Problem was by the end of the day I was so knocked out that I could not write my d
For the first 50 years of my life I never knew I had ADD. I'd rather look out the window than do math or science in elementary school. But in high school I was turned on by a single lecture about negative numbers. Until then, who would have thought I would get a PhD in Chemistry?
An example of my laziness (not proud of it but entertaining), in my PhD pursuit the Director of the Department and my supervisor took away my support money to get me out. But I needed a job then and took one driving a school bus. Problem was by the end of the day I was so knocked out that I could not write my dissertation. They relented and I did get out eventually.
My laziness /ADD worked together, and I became quite brilliant at speeding up processes in the lab. I had to adopt an optical test for crystal growth that took 2 hours to complete. OMG, I can't stand waiting 10 minutes for data. "Can we speed this up?" I was told "No". Not good enough. In about 2 months I developed a similar diagnostic that did work in 5 minutes, got a patent out of that.
Laziness breeds invention (C Cronan, Jul 1, 2014). It does. All of my exciting work was done to improve (usually speed up) an existing situation. My mind is not lazy, everything I read or see or hear is filed into some brain cubby-hole, and there appears to be instant recall when it fits like a key and lock to solve a problem I had experienced or heard someone describe.
I discovered I had ADD at about 50 years old. I thought of a process change that could significantly speed up (again) a brewing step. A meeting was called, about 10 managers (and me) to discuss it, they were so turned on. So I started thinking about how to prove my idea, I was composing an experimental plan while they were discussing, and suddenly the room was quiet. I looked up. Fortunately someone reworded the question that had been addressed to me. I answered it, the conversation began again, and, again the room got quiet. This was unbelievable! These guys are really excited about what I proposed but I could not stay on the conversation. I knew then that something was wrong. I did indeed have ADD. As it turns out, my idea worked well, except for a side effect that ruined one outcome. That was OK with me. My brilliant ideas sometimes shot blanks - that did not upset me, there were plenty of bulls eyes as well.
Whatever you do, laziness is not a defect - you will discover it will guide you to a new approach to propose a solution that had been avoided because it might be considered too easy.
Where do I start?
I’m a huge financial nerd, and have spent an embarrassing amount of time talking to people about their money habits.
Here are the biggest mistakes people are making and how to fix them:
Not having a separate high interest savings account
Having a separate account allows you to see the results of all your hard work and keep your money separate so you're less tempted to spend it.
Plus with rates above 5.00%, the interest you can earn compared to most banks really adds up.
Here is a list of the top savings accounts available today. Deposit $5 before moving on because this is one of th
Where do I start?
I’m a huge financial nerd, and have spent an embarrassing amount of time talking to people about their money habits.
Here are the biggest mistakes people are making and how to fix them:
Not having a separate high interest savings account
Having a separate account allows you to see the results of all your hard work and keep your money separate so you're less tempted to spend it.
Plus with rates above 5.00%, the interest you can earn compared to most banks really adds up.
Here is a list of the top savings accounts available today. Deposit $5 before moving on because this is one of the biggest mistakes and easiest ones to fix.
Overpaying on car insurance
You’ve heard it a million times before, but the average American family still overspends by $417/year on car insurance.
If you’ve been with the same insurer for years, chances are you are one of them.
Pull up Coverage.com, a free site that will compare prices for you, answer the questions on the page, and it will show you how much you could be saving.
That’s it. You’ll likely be saving a bunch of money. Here’s a link to give it a try.
Consistently being in debt
If you’ve got $10K+ in debt (credit cards…medical bills…anything really) you could use a debt relief program and potentially reduce by over 20%.
Here’s how to see if you qualify:
Head over to this Debt Relief comparison website here, then simply answer the questions to see if you qualify.
It’s as simple as that. You’ll likely end up paying less than you owed before and you could be debt free in as little as 2 years.
Missing out on free money to invest
It’s no secret that millionaires love investing, but for the rest of us, it can seem out of reach.
Times have changed. There are a number of investing platforms that will give you a bonus to open an account and get started. All you have to do is open the account and invest at least $25, and you could get up to $1000 in bonus.
Pretty sweet deal right? Here is a link to some of the best options.
Having bad credit
A low credit score can come back to bite you in so many ways in the future.
From that next rental application to getting approved for any type of loan or credit card, if you have a bad history with credit, the good news is you can fix it.
Head over to BankRate.com and answer a few questions to see if you qualify. It only takes a few minutes and could save you from a major upset down the line.
How to get started
Hope this helps! Here are the links to get started:
Have a separate savings account
Stop overpaying for car insurance
Finally get out of debt
Start investing with a free bonus
Fix your credit
One of the smartest people I ever had the honor to share a classroom with, an amazing mathematician, went on to become a computer administrator on a cruise ship. This strikes me as genius: as long as the ship is in business, your job won't become obsolete. The amount of daily work you have to put in is pretty much inversely related to your skills, and if you put enough clever optimizations into the system, it becomes very expensive to replace you with someone else.
Welcome to a world with perfect climate, decent meals, opportunity to converse with all kinds of people, free internet and almost u
One of the smartest people I ever had the honor to share a classroom with, an amazing mathematician, went on to become a computer administrator on a cruise ship. This strikes me as genius: as long as the ship is in business, your job won't become obsolete. The amount of daily work you have to put in is pretty much inversely related to your skills, and if you put enough clever optimizations into the system, it becomes very expensive to replace you with someone else.
Welcome to a world with perfect climate, decent meals, opportunity to converse with all kinds of people, free internet and almost unlimited time to pursue your interests in mathematics and theoretical sciences.
"Lazy" - while generally meaning avoiding effort - can be executed in multiple ways e.g., 2 hours of intense work in a day vs 4 days of intense work in a month; lazy time spent in office vs spent at home or cafe etc. I say this because different jobs provide opportunities to lazy in different ways.
With that caveat, some ideas -
1. Be the insurance
A job where you are the insurance for the employer i.e., you are called upon when things go wrong. They don't really want you there at all but need you just-in-case. For instance, bomb-disposal-squad member or commercial building maintenance guy. As a
"Lazy" - while generally meaning avoiding effort - can be executed in multiple ways e.g., 2 hours of intense work in a day vs 4 days of intense work in a month; lazy time spent in office vs spent at home or cafe etc. I say this because different jobs provide opportunities to lazy in different ways.
With that caveat, some ideas -
1. Be the insurance
A job where you are the insurance for the employer i.e., you are called upon when things go wrong. They don't really want you there at all but need you just-in-case. For instance, bomb-disposal-squad member or commercial building maintenance guy. As a rule of thumb, any job that a company requires exactly one person of - Doctor, media/PR manager for a nuts and bolts company for instance. These are qualified people needed only in time of crisis really.
There are some forces of statistics and sophisticated management to watch out for but there is big opportunity here [1]
2. Be on the right side of technology automation
Automation kills jobs. But it also creates a few new jobs OR changes the complexion of some old jobs by making them effort-light. Examples: airplane pilot, merchant navy ship engineer or a chemical refinery control room operator. These folks are highly qualified but machines do the job for them. They really have to work in third or fourth gear only once in a while. Infact, employers make them do a lot of "drills" so that they are not rusty for the crunch situations when they are really needed.
I predict that Google automated car will create brand new lazy jobs of future.
3. Government - avoid very senior level (they work like crazy) and entry level
4. Teaching in mid-tier colleges - There are research colleges and teaching colleges and there are those in between, who dont necessarily have exacting pressure of research and yet will willingly provide a lot of research time to employees.
(I also fully agree with a very good Anon comment on mid-manager corporate role in a vertical with soft metrics, where you have a team)
[1] Good managers will use statistics to reduce extra manpower needs for insurance purpose. They will also try to use labour market forces to find flexible rates. But there is still opportunity for the lazy here. Bomb-disposal squads that charge per hour are hard to find. And employee rationalization based on statistics is not fool proof - they cannot downsize beyond an integer and no one wants to take inordinate risks of not having insurance.
Pardon me for some unsolicited advice: an intelligent mind rots when devoid of challenge and right company. It really sucks. No amount of playing Lumosity can help. Fighting your laziness is same as growing spiritually. What is talent without effort, really?
A simple algorithm for managing people was once related to me and attributed to the King of Prussia. You categorize people on two traits, intelligence and industriousness. So there are 4 kinds of people, 1- Intelligent and Industrious, 2 - Intelligent and not Industrious (i.e. lazy), 3 - not Intelligent and not Industrious, and 4 - not Intelligent and Industrious.
Box 1 people you hire immediately and put them on the senior staff. Box 2 people you make Generals. You put them in charge because they figure out the easy way to get hard things done. Box 3 turns out to be most people in the world.
A simple algorithm for managing people was once related to me and attributed to the King of Prussia. You categorize people on two traits, intelligence and industriousness. So there are 4 kinds of people, 1- Intelligent and Industrious, 2 - Intelligent and not Industrious (i.e. lazy), 3 - not Intelligent and not Industrious, and 4 - not Intelligent and Industrious.
Box 1 people you hire immediately and put them on the senior staff. Box 2 people you make Generals. You put them in charge because they figure out the easy way to get hard things done. Box 3 turns out to be most people in the world. You hire them and assign them some task and assign someone in Box 1 to keep after them. Box 4 , however, are VERY DANGEROUS people and must be removed immediately.
Sounds like you are a General. Go find yourself a hard problem to solve.
I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
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I once met a man who drove a modest Toyota Corolla, wore beat-up sneakers, and looked like he’d lived the same way for decades. But what really caught my attention was when he casually mentioned he was retired at 45 with more money than he could ever spend. I couldn’t help but ask, “How did you do it?”
He smiled and said, “The secret to saving money is knowing where to look for the waste—and car insurance is one of the easiest places to start.”
He then walked me through a few strategies that I’d never thought of before. Here’s what I learned:
1. Make insurance companies fight for your business
Most people just stick with the same insurer year after year, but that’s what the companies are counting on. This guy used tools like Coverage.com to compare rates every time his policy came up for renewal. It only took him a few minutes, and he said he’d saved hundreds each year by letting insurers compete for his business.
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2. Take advantage of safe driver programs
He mentioned that some companies reward good drivers with significant discounts. By signing up for a program that tracked his driving habits for just a month, he qualified for a lower rate. “It’s like a test where you already know the answers,” he joked.
You can find a list of insurance companies offering safe driver discounts here and start saving on your next policy.
3. Bundle your policies
He bundled his auto insurance with his home insurance and saved big. “Most companies will give you a discount if you combine your policies with them. It’s easy money,” he explained. If you haven’t bundled yet, ask your insurer what discounts they offer—or look for new ones that do.
4. Drop coverage you don’t need
He also emphasized reassessing coverage every year. If your car isn’t worth much anymore, it might be time to drop collision or comprehensive coverage. “You shouldn’t be paying more to insure the car than it’s worth,” he said.
5. Look for hidden fees or overpriced add-ons
One of his final tips was to avoid extras like roadside assistance, which can often be purchased elsewhere for less. “It’s those little fees you don’t think about that add up,” he warned.
The Secret? Stop Overpaying
The real “secret” isn’t about cutting corners—it’s about being proactive. Car insurance companies are counting on you to stay complacent, but with tools like Coverage.com and a little effort, you can make sure you’re only paying for what you need—and saving hundreds in the process.
If you’re ready to start saving, take a moment to:
- Compare rates now on Coverage.com
- Check if you qualify for safe driver discounts
- Reevaluate your coverage today
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It all depends on your qualifications. One thing that you should remember in life. Not such thing as a lazy person. It all depends on what motivates you. I had this friend as a matter of fact I can think of two of them. They were very lazy at home and when they moved out to their own apartments they were very motivated in taking care of the apartment. As for you young man. Find out what makes you happy. Think of the things that you like to do. Things that really make you smile. Once you find out what that you should have no trouble finding something that makes you get up every morning. Can’t r
It all depends on your qualifications. One thing that you should remember in life. Not such thing as a lazy person. It all depends on what motivates you. I had this friend as a matter of fact I can think of two of them. They were very lazy at home and when they moved out to their own apartments they were very motivated in taking care of the apartment. As for you young man. Find out what makes you happy. Think of the things that you like to do. Things that really make you smile. Once you find out what that you should have no trouble finding something that makes you get up every morning. Can’t really suggest a career for you. It all depends on your particular taste. Good luck to you. If you are as smart as you say then you should not have even asked this question. Do what makes you happy. After all at the moment you are all that matters right now. What ever you decide to do always remember that life is full of surprises. Now get off your ass and get a job. Cheers.
Computer game designer, Andy Lee Chaisiri wrote: “Perhaps one out of every three English teachers I've met in Beijing describe themselves as intelligent, but very lazy.”
He wrote, teaching roles in China are often lucrative and high demand means ” entry standards are not restrictive”. In some cases, the only requirement is that an applicant was born in an English-speaking country.
Chaisiri explained that because English teaching has flexible hours “lots of people are English teachers only part-time ― they are there to supplement [their education], or a brief vacation, or find another job ― which
Computer game designer, Andy Lee Chaisiri wrote: “Perhaps one out of every three English teachers I've met in Beijing describe themselves as intelligent, but very lazy.”
He wrote, teaching roles in China are often lucrative and high demand means ” entry standards are not restrictive”. In some cases, the only requirement is that an applicant was born in an English-speaking country.
Chaisiri explained that because English teaching has flexible hours “lots of people are English teachers only part-time ― they are there to supplement [their education], or a brief vacation, or find another job ― which means that if you do decide to turn English teaching into your career, you will be steadily moving up.”
He added: “Your income levels will match the middle-class college graduates that work 50 hours a week and do overtime until they die.” And Chaisiri wrote: “So go forth and teach English, you lazy guy!”
If you’re disinclined to venture far from your home office, Paul Denlinger suggested: “Computer programmer: It is a continuous learning process, but you really don't have to work that hard, and gradually you learn that many of the challenges are repetitive.”
Even the nature of the work itself lends itself to doing less, he indicated. “Good programmers write as few lines of code as possible, and it is one of those professions which pays well, while at the same time, encouraging laziness, Denlinger wrote. “At the same time, you get to work with other reasonably intelligent, technical people, while the investors throw money at you for their next great idea.”
However, Chris Leong a programmer in Sydney suggested “working for the government — most roles have 35-hour weeks in Australia — unless you become senior. “
Ask me, I’m an expert
Matthew Kuzma wrote: “My opinion is that the best possible job for someone who is intelligent but lazy would be to be a professional ‘expert’ at something, to get paid to just share your thoughts and opinions about things with people who will do the heavy lifting.”
He advises the idle to “identify the activities you don't consider work and find a career that will pay you for those. Chances are, the things you consider fun and easy are things someone else finds so hard that they're willing to pay you to do them.”
There's always Windows
As it happens, taking a laid-back approach to tackle a project is not always a negative either. Arvind Krishnan quotes billionaire Bill Gates as saying "’I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job because he will find an easy way to do it’."
So lazy-but-intelligent people of the world:“Looks like you have a shot at Microsoft,” wrote Krishnan.
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There are already some great answers here, and the diversity of them does a great job of showing how much it all depends on what you think of as work. I have a job I like that consists of a minimal amount of what I would consider work.
I'm a business analyst on a software project. The only part of it that I consider work is generating documentation. The rest of the time, I'm talking with subject matter experts about what they need and talking with my team about how we're going to implement things. My job is really not the "best possible" because I do sometimes have to do things I consider w
There are already some great answers here, and the diversity of them does a great job of showing how much it all depends on what you think of as work. I have a job I like that consists of a minimal amount of what I would consider work.
I'm a business analyst on a software project. The only part of it that I consider work is generating documentation. The rest of the time, I'm talking with subject matter experts about what they need and talking with my team about how we're going to implement things. My job is really not the "best possible" because I do sometimes have to do things I consider work. But sometimes I also get to do things I find deeply enjoyable, like solve hard problems by reasoning them out in a collaborative discussion.
My personal opinion is that the best possible job for someone who is intelligent but lazy would be to be a professional "expert" at something, to get paid to just share your thoughts and opinions about things with people who will do the heavy lifting. But that belies my personal belief that talking is not work and thinking about things and sharing the obvious answer is not work.
So my generalized advice is: identify the activities you don't consider work and find a career that will pay you for those. Chances are, the things you consider fun and easy are things someone else finds so hard that they're willing to pay you to do them.
I'm the creative director for the in-house ad agency of my company. All I do most days is look for inspiration and check the work of the copywriters, graphic designers, editors, animators. I exchange quips with the boss in the hallway and answer emails and spend a lot of time on quora. Well, I also prepare reports once in a while (okay, it's actually a weekly thing, depending on the projects at the time) and I write creative briefs and attend numerous meetings and hold brainstorming sessions with the writers.
Now, I don't know about intelligent, but you must definitely have an aptitude for
I'm the creative director for the in-house ad agency of my company. All I do most days is look for inspiration and check the work of the copywriters, graphic designers, editors, animators. I exchange quips with the boss in the hallway and answer emails and spend a lot of time on quora. Well, I also prepare reports once in a while (okay, it's actually a weekly thing, depending on the projects at the time) and I write creative briefs and attend numerous meetings and hold brainstorming sessions with the writers.
Now, I don't know about intelligent, but you must definitely have an aptitude for design in this line of work. Oh, and another thing, I dislike work, so I'm always trying to find ways to not do 'work.' What I mean is, I try to find the easiest way of doing things. Oh, and I noticed there's a comment about how creative directors work very hard, and of course, we do. It's really quite difficult at times, especially the part where you present the study to the client and they can't make up their minds what they want... and then having to start from scratch...
But the thing is, I don't think of my job as hard work because for the most part, it's fun. One time we were shooting one of the titles for a music video show and we used all sorts of candy to build the logo. And when there's something that seems difficult to layout, I love finding ways to make it look good. It's what I call a fun problem. We are also a pretty young organization, and the people who work under me are pretty much nearly the same age, so it's great to be surrounded by like-minded people.
Get paid for knowing something (being intelligent), not how productive you are (how much actual work you do). The key is to get into a position that you are respected enough that people, especially your superiors, overlook you near zero lack of productivity.
Although people exist like this in all professions, I have found two that where such people are quite common.
1. IT. This profession is abound with self proclaimed gurus who are very eager to expose the grand reservoirs of knowledge they believe they possess. If you can answer people's technical questions they have, yet not actually pro
Get paid for knowing something (being intelligent), not how productive you are (how much actual work you do). The key is to get into a position that you are respected enough that people, especially your superiors, overlook you near zero lack of productivity.
Although people exist like this in all professions, I have found two that where such people are quite common.
1. IT. This profession is abound with self proclaimed gurus who are very eager to expose the grand reservoirs of knowledge they believe they possess. If you can answer people's technical questions they have, yet not actually produce something either functional or efficient you may have your way to a six figure salary while perfecting the art of looking busy while coming in at 10:30, taking an hour and half lunch and have daily excuses to leaving at 3pm such as "got to pick up the kids again today". The 4-5 hours you are actually in the office, you can roam around with a coffee cup pretending to talk shop but actually be debating the merits of the new Star Wars ships and how their engines can't possibly work as shown in the movie, in-between your 450 daily Facebook posts.
You will get invited to frequent meetings where you have to show an air of importance by nodding your head quite often, verbally pointing out the obvious, and criticise proposals while going into an elaborate pitch of your infeasible but elaborate counter-proposal which of course you will have absolutely no part of developing because, that's actually work. Your job is to point out flaws while overlooking things like logistics, costs, scalability, maintainability and everything else that matters in the real business world and only discuss theoretical things because of course you are paid for extreme intelligence.
In the cases where the lower minions have run into an issue which requires the assistance of your beautiful mind because your manager forced you to, proclaim the task at hand is so simple you can not believe other's could not accomplish this without error but you will be able to accomplish the whimsical task in mere minutes. After spending a couple hours, you send off the work, of course not tested because you are so smart you can do everything without even self-review. When it fails in the field, cost clients hundreds of thousands of dollars and dozens of people several hours each, proclaim that it was their profound ineptitude which caused the issue, tell them to fix it themselves because you already did their work for them.
For you are my friend are the extremely intelligence IT guy. Just be prepared for the eventual day when someone walks up to you and asks, "What do you actually do around here?".
2. Academia. Not saying professors are lazy, or even many professors are lazy however at least in the IT/Engineering world that I came from, about half of the professors went into academia because it's easier than the corporate world in terms of hours worked, time off and very low stress. Generally there are two things which they have to do, get published infrequently and teach 1-3 classes a semester (3-5 hours a week) which amounts to around 7 months a year. You can take paid sabbaticals, get tenure and have grad students do most of the grunt work.
First of all, if a person is intelligent and lazy, it means that he is willing to learn new things, but is very lazy to implement.
Keep reading more and more stuff on the internet. Spend free time in office reading various forums related to your area of interest and work. Get a smartphone and read on he way to office. You would explore millions of new and cool stuff related to your work.This way when you really have work to do, you already know the easiest way of doing it.
Moreover, you will also be a step ahead of your peers and would earn a lo of respect at your workplace. This is one of the r
First of all, if a person is intelligent and lazy, it means that he is willing to learn new things, but is very lazy to implement.
Keep reading more and more stuff on the internet. Spend free time in office reading various forums related to your area of interest and work. Get a smartphone and read on he way to office. You would explore millions of new and cool stuff related to your work.This way when you really have work to do, you already know the easiest way of doing it.
Moreover, you will also be a step ahead of your peers and would earn a lo of respect at your workplace. This is one of the reason why top tech-firms look most for intelligence and knowledge in their recruits and instead of hard work, although the combination of the two will always work wonders.
Being a guru
When I first came to California I noticed that there seemed to be 1 guru for every 100 persons in Beverly Hills, Santa Barbara, or La Jolla.
Then I noticed that there is in fact a huge cultural push to turn anyone in the public eye into a guru.
There is a great spiritual void in America.Many new rich have not done a great deal of introspection.
That is the real reason why any author on a book tour is asked questions that have nothing to do with his book. That is why every movie actor has to have a cause.
There were, and continue to be, more people with money than informed ideas.
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Being a guru
When I first came to California I noticed that there seemed to be 1 guru for every 100 persons in Beverly Hills, Santa Barbara, or La Jolla.
Then I noticed that there is in fact a huge cultural push to turn anyone in the public eye into a guru.
There is a great spiritual void in America.Many new rich have not done a great deal of introspection.
That is the real reason why any author on a book tour is asked questions that have nothing to do with his book. That is why every movie actor has to have a cause.
There were, and continue to be, more people with money than informed ideas.
Tenured professor.
You no longer have to publish or perish. You no longer are exposed to teaching obligatory undergraduate classes.Being a guru to people in an academic community is better than being a guru to Arizona millionaires.
Procrastination Evangelist
There is nothing wrong with people who procrastinate (lazy). Everyone is human and humans procrastinate (even worker ants do it). However, who better to help us overcome this disabling habit, than a recovered expert procrastinator. Your purpose in life should be to help the rest of humanity deal with this problem. How do you do that? You do that by preaching your Procrastination Buster (P-Busters) Tips.
The 6 P-BUSTERS
Talking To Yourself: We are all procrastinators in one form or another. Procrastination is a habit that we have developed and perfected over a long perio
Procrastination Evangelist
There is nothing wrong with people who procrastinate (lazy). Everyone is human and humans procrastinate (even worker ants do it). However, who better to help us overcome this disabling habit, than a recovered expert procrastinator. Your purpose in life should be to help the rest of humanity deal with this problem. How do you do that? You do that by preaching your Procrastination Buster (P-Busters) Tips.
The 6 P-BUSTERS
Talking To Yourself: We are all procrastinators in one form or another. Procrastination is a habit that we have developed and perfected over a long period of time. Acceptance of this fact is often the most effective first step. Therefore, we should not beat ourselves up. By contributing to Quora you have already accepted that there are no quick fixes for procrastination. However, the more you accept your P-Habits, the better chance of Busting those habits (Step 1).
What To Preach: People should talk to themselves, like you are, and ask... ‘are the negative emotions I feel worth it, how much is too much, can I limit to some extent my procrastination, what first step can I take right now?' Constructive self-talk is the first step to recovery (you have already done that through Quora so you know how beneficial it is, right?).
Listening To Yourself: People should listen like you are when reading the Quora responses. Our mind is very clever, and often very lazy. Therefore, we need to listen to our talk-back in order to reject the impulses of the lazy mind (procrastination neurons). Following that, taking some physical action is a great roadblock for a lazy mind. I can only assume that you have taken this second step and can enlighten others on the revelations achieved?
What To Preach: The next time someone is procrastinating (and they have accepted that) they should do a few push-ups, or squats, take a 5-minute walk…or scream if they want to. Those physical actions can help them recover the 'Just-Do-It' psychological attitude which is needed to stop procrastinating and to get started (have you reached this second stage yet?).
It’s Doable: I bet that you have 'bitten the bullet' occasionally and not looked at Quora responses (for more than a 1/2 hour), in order that you could do something productive? We all tend to overestimate the difficulty of a task, especially when we have been putting that task off...to the very last minute. You certainly know how some tasks look like Mt. Everest at the start.
What To Preach: Give them your 2 Minute Procrastination Cure; take a power-pose position for 2 minutes (raise your arms high above your head and stretch…). As you are stretching, say to yourself 'this is doable'. Power-posing raises positive hormone levels (confidence) by 20% and lowers negative hormone levels (stress). I bet you know what stress feels like (excessive procrastinating can raise stress levels). This third stage can reduce those feelings of stress.
REWARDS: Have you ever rewarded yourself for not procrastinating (the fourth stage of recovery)? Everyone loves rewards, and rewards can be very effective in helping people overcome procrastination.
What To Preach: Recommend to people that they use positive language 'this is doable' combined with some reward ‘If I do X…I get Y’. Self-talk establishes goal intentions and the thought of a reward reduces the mind's push-back (procrastination vs. reward). This fourth stage is challenging and I guess you are just beginning this phase? 'Just Fake It - Before You Make It', is a good policy for an evangelist who has not yet completed this phase of the P-Buster program.
JUST DO IT: Stage 6 in the P-Buster Program is the most challenging. I bet that you wake up every day with this thought on your mind, right? Everyone knows that getting started is the biggest hurdle (even airline pilots, when taking-off). However, you and I know that the secret is not to raise the initial expectation bar far too high. Therefore, people need to be told that they must start with realistic and achievable goals.
What To Preach: Recommend 'The Pomodoro Technique' to your customers. This technique involves; selecting a pre-defined task, setting a timer for 25 minutes, and Just Doing It. Your clients should focus only on the task at hand, and after 25 minutes take a nice break. In your case, I recommend that you begin with a 5-minute timer and a 25-minute break after each 5-minute session!
PERFECTION: Stage 7 of the P-Buster Program often reveals the real culprit, or cause for procrastinating (Perfectionism). You and I (and soon your clients) know that perfection is the 'mother of all procrastination' (for example, continuously editing your Quora posts). By expecting to make everything perfect we are entering a never-ending battle. Perfection results in frustration, which in turn triggers more procrastination. I can only assume that you are a perfectionist because you stated that you were intelligent.
What To Preach: Set measurable and achievable goals based on time-to-work limitations (Pomodoro), and not on perfect outcomes. The gains made under these conditions will be far from perfect, but with time the efficiency muscle and achievement effectiveness grows. All of your clients will be happy when they have reached this stage because they have now been made aware (by the Procrastination Evangelist) of the most frequent cause of procrastination.
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I don't know why people associate laziness with software development. The perception that people are lazy that works within the software development departments have caused many inter-department issues in companies that I have worked at.
Unfortunately software development is a type of art and requires some very abstract thought patterns that will often consume copious amounts of time to approach a problem and ultimately solve said problem. Because of this problem solving skill set, with absolutely no conceivable way of measuring it, business people will often label people as lazy, because no me
I don't know why people associate laziness with software development. The perception that people are lazy that works within the software development departments have caused many inter-department issues in companies that I have worked at.
Unfortunately software development is a type of art and requires some very abstract thought patterns that will often consume copious amounts of time to approach a problem and ultimately solve said problem. Because of this problem solving skill set, with absolutely no conceivable way of measuring it, business people will often label people as lazy, because no metrics are available to measure this skill or predetermine the time it will take to complete a problem solving task.
Often times software developers will joke and blatantly state that we are in fact lazy creatures, because we reuse some of our software and try to keep our code base small, concise and readable. In fact it's like satisfying an addiction to solve a problem that used to take 500 lines of code in 50 lines of code. The only way you'd be able to do that is to work hard and constantly change your mindset.
I will leave you with this:
"Work smarter not harder" is definitely the best way to code, but you don't start out "working smarter" from the get go. A high IQ does not directly translate to being a good software developer. Lastly you have to work hard in order to get to the point where you can be "lazy" in solving a complex problem.
Spoiler alert: sorry but you’re not lazy.
Yeah, seriously.
You just don’t have a clear vision of what you want to do.
It’s very common to have that feeling when you need to choose the next step in your life.
It can be scary to have to decide your future by choosing a college degree to enroll in.
So, don’t do it.
Don’t just dive into the career that has the wider options when it comes to getting a job op
Spoiler alert: sorry but you’re not lazy.
Yeah, seriously.
You just don’t have a clear vision of what you want to do.
It’s very common to have that feeling when you need to choose the next step in your life.
It can be scary to have to decide your future by choosing a college degree to enroll in.
So, don’t do it.
Don’t just dive into the career that has the wider options when it comes to getting a job opportunity when you finish college.
If you do that, you’ll have that “lazy” feeling all the time and your life will be miserable.
Let me ask you something.
You got hobbies, right?
I don’t know, maybe you play a sport, an instrument, like to take pictures… I’m sure there’s something you like to do than when you’re doing it you ‘re not “lazy” and you enjoy it forgetting the rest of the world is even there.
So, focus on that.
Start learning more about that particular activity you love and be better everyday.
Pick the person who does it best in your country, or in the world, and aim to be him/her.
Are you picturing whoever it is in your mind now?
What is it that he/she does every single day? What does he/she eat? How does he/she act?
Figure out everything you need to master it and take one step at a time, but a firm one.
Improve your skills, every day.
Whatever you choose to do, put your heart and soul on it.
Make it an obsession to be the best.
Turn your idols into your competitors!
You can fucking do it, do not let people tell you otherwise.
Every successful person on this Panet started being a rookie. And look at them now!
The key is to not give up on what you really want to do.
Are you a little more pumped now?
If you’re not, because maybe you don’t have a specific thing that excites you so much, look for it.
Just try everything.
Anything that attr...
Andy's English Teacher in Asia idea is a pretty good one. If you are even lazier, I'd suggest being a Professional White Guy in China. This article from the Atlantic: Rent a White Guy, profiles the career of being a designated American to be a pretend business person to give make events seem official and international.
It may not be the perfect fit for the original question, since the only intelligence it really requires is to be smart enough to apply for and get the jobs in the first place.
"I will always choose a lazy person to do a difficult job, because he will find an easy way to do it" - Bill Gates.
Looks like you have a shot at Microsoft.
When I was in college there was a joke: "I just went to the career counseling office and the career counselor told me about a great job! It's easy, requires no skills, pays well, and you get months of vacation each year: career counselor at a small liberal arts college!" :-)
A librarian!
Books more than you can finish in a lifetime at your disposal free of cost and getting paid for just sitting there and maintaining a few (hundred) library accounts. Totally worth it!
Work is not always fun. Some people work just to earn money, regardless of what work they are doing. And hence most people are not happy with their jobs but they still end up doing it. So if you are one of those people who start yawning just by thinking of work, then this article just might change your life goals.
1.Chocolate taster
If you know your chocolates, then this is the perfect job for you.
A sugar high is a rush in your body that you start feeling from a young age. You eat chocolates when you are happy and when you are sad. Hence chocolate companies hire people to try out their new candi
Work is not always fun. Some people work just to earn money, regardless of what work they are doing. And hence most people are not happy with their jobs but they still end up doing it. So if you are one of those people who start yawning just by thinking of work, then this article just might change your life goals.
1.Chocolate taster
If you know your chocolates, then this is the perfect job for you.
A sugar high is a rush in your body that you start feeling from a young age. You eat chocolates when you are happy and when you are sad. Hence chocolate companies hire people to try out their new candies and provide a valuable feedback regarding the taste, after-taste, smell and a lot of other things. So if you don’t mind diabetes and cavities, then go for it.
2.Hotel sleep tester
Sleep in a comfortable bed in a fancy hotel, use the amenities and get paid to do so.
If you like travelling and staying in luxurious hotels, then how about getting paid for it? Yes, it’s true. Apparently, high-end hotels hire people to spend a night or two in their rooms and sleep on their beds. All you need to do is provide a valuable feedback of your stay at the hotel.
3.Video game tester
Lying around on the couch all day and playing video games can actually land you a job.
Video game companies hire gamers who can try out their new games and see if they can break them. They are also required to report on any bugs or errors that they come across in the game. You can earn between $10 to $18 per hour just playing games and experience always adds up to the pay.
4.Movie extra
You do nothing, get to hang around film stars and get paid in this job.
All you need to do is stand in one place or sometimes pretend to talk, be a part of a crowd or at times just lay on the ground and pretend to be dead (like in war based movies). You will probably get paid overtime also and bringing your own clothes or props means extra money.
5. Ice-cream taster
If you don’t mind a few brain freezes then eat all the ice-cream you want in the world and get paid.
Ice creams are known to be the cure to depression and heartbreaks. Hence, people are hired by ice-cream companies to try out new flavours so that they can provide a general review. So if you don’t have tooth sensitivity, then this job can make you earn $60k a year.
Hope this help you my lazy friends
If you are somewhat lazy and don’t like to do too many things, you should consider a career as a security guard of some sort. You will be standing (or, hopefully, sitting) pretty much the whole day and doing nothing except watching people. Of course, once in a while, you will have to get into a verbal or even physical fight to discipline people... But that will spice up your work life a bit! If you don’t want that much of action, you can select a place where people rarely misbehave, like a library or a university campus, for example.
In my former university, we had so many security guards! They
If you are somewhat lazy and don’t like to do too many things, you should consider a career as a security guard of some sort. You will be standing (or, hopefully, sitting) pretty much the whole day and doing nothing except watching people. Of course, once in a while, you will have to get into a verbal or even physical fight to discipline people... But that will spice up your work life a bit! If you don’t want that much of action, you can select a place where people rarely misbehave, like a library or a university campus, for example.
In my former university, we had so many security guards! They really did nothing the whole day. Just sitting on their chairs and monitoring everyone. I actually pitied them. I thought I would go insane if I had to do nothing for the whole day. But they didn’t seem to mind. Besides, they would walk around campus once in a while, patrolling the territory. I think it is good for one’s health to do all the walking. The only two incidents that the whole security team had to deal over the span of six years were as follows. One day, a male dressed as a female student started taking pictures of females with his cellphone. And one summer there was a fist fight between two middle school students that were brought in to our campus for a summer camp. That’s about it!
If you are not only lazy, but also cannot tolerate any kind of discipline, authority, and most social situations - you should consider becoming a tenured professor.
A dog walker- you choose your own hours and clients
Massage therapist- relaxation Is the name of the game
Hotel tester- staying at and testing a hotels facilities
Video game tester- stay at home and play video games for a living
Breath odor evaluator
Professional slacker- travel company TUI was looking for a so-called fakeation specialist to laze around on the beach
Binge watcher-binge watch tv shows all day
Translator
Beer taster
Ostrich babysitter
Chocolate taster
Pro. Apologiser
Pro. Sports fan
Hair boiler
Ugh
Chicken sexer
Food critic
Mime
Vlogger
Furniture tester
Luxury house sitter
Tv/movie extra
Mystery shop
A dog walker- you choose your own hours and clients
Massage therapist- relaxation Is the name of the game
Hotel tester- staying at and testing a hotels facilities
Video game tester- stay at home and play video games for a living
Breath odor evaluator
Professional slacker- travel company TUI was looking for a so-called fakeation specialist to laze around on the beach
Binge watcher-binge watch tv shows all day
Translator
Beer taster
Ostrich babysitter
Chocolate taster
Pro. Apologiser
Pro. Sports fan
Hair boiler
Ugh
Chicken sexer
Food critic
Mime
Vlogger
Furniture tester
Luxury house sitter
Tv/movie extra
Mystery shopper
Food taster
Test subject
BOOM!
Good luck!
If you are extremely intelligent you would invest the time to see what is it that is making you so lazy.
If you don't apply your mind and body don't think that it is an extremely intelligent way to live. It is not.
Maybe you are an intellectual but you've lost touch with the intelligence of life.
So try to go a little deeper within yourself and see what is it that is preventing you from being totally involved.
The most intelligent way to live is to be totally involved and I believe you can get there too, if you just apply your intelligence in the right direction - inward!
Spend all your work time playing around on the internet, while a Chinese subcontractor does your job.
Security audit finds dev OUTSOURCED his JOB to China to goof off at work
Yes. If the job doesn’t require your mental faculties, you will get careless and depressed and burn out. You may not stay in the job for long — you may find something better. You also won’t get along with your colleagues because there won’t be much in common. Employers know all this through hard experience. There’s a good description of this in Huxley’s “Brave New World” — the world controllers created 19,000 Alpha Double Plus individuals and put them all on an island. They couldn’t survive as a body: everyone was trying to get out of the shitty jobs. The controllers stepped in when only 4,000
Yes. If the job doesn’t require your mental faculties, you will get careless and depressed and burn out. You may not stay in the job for long — you may find something better. You also won’t get along with your colleagues because there won’t be much in common. Employers know all this through hard experience. There’s a good description of this in Huxley’s “Brave New World” — the world controllers created 19,000 Alpha Double Plus individuals and put them all on an island. They couldn’t survive as a body: everyone was trying to get out of the shitty jobs. The controllers stepped in when only 4,000 survivors were left. In Huxley’s world the Epsilon Minuses operate the lifts, the Deltas do the semi-skilled factory work, the Gammas are butlers and servants, the Betas the technicians, the Alpha Minuses the administrators, the Alpha Pluses the professionals (doctors, psychologists, engineers) and the Alpha Double Pluses the physicists.
Math and statistics. I have talked to many math Ph.Ds, and 99% of them are really lazy. They even admit to it, and state that is the reason why they picked their profession.
If you have a true knack for math, you can start upwards of 6 figures.
Real Estate also is a good means of attaining money for smart lazy people.
A critic.
The best part - Intelligence is not a prerequisite
I USED to think I was like this. I was actually told by my 2nd grade teacher, after “failing” a math test:
Arnold, you are stupid, and you will never make anything out of yourself
It did not help when my step-father ended up saying something very similar to me.
In all fairness, apart from maybe somebody that is severely disabled either mentally or physically, I know of NO ONE who is BOTH stupid AND UNABLE to do anything. For example, I was friends in high school with a guy who I would guess had a very low IQ, lower than 100 for sure. HOWEVER, he was AMAZING at FIXING things, such as cars! He ende
I USED to think I was like this. I was actually told by my 2nd grade teacher, after “failing” a math test:
Arnold, you are stupid, and you will never make anything out of yourself
It did not help when my step-father ended up saying something very similar to me.
In all fairness, apart from maybe somebody that is severely disabled either mentally or physically, I know of NO ONE who is BOTH stupid AND UNABLE to do anything. For example, I was friends in high school with a guy who I would guess had a very low IQ, lower than 100 for sure. HOWEVER, he was AMAZING at FIXING things, such as cars! He ended up going in the army to drive trucks, and later, did commercial trucking, and did it very well!
Keep in mind that “smarts” that society seems to worship, has to do only with IQ. But probably a more important kind of smarts is STREET SMARTS, or common sense. I bet you have more common sense than you realize. I would argue that your weakest knowledge about yourself, is that you have not as yet discovered what you are GOOD at. EXPERIENCE is therefore probably the only way for you to find out what you are good at. The best place to start to find out, is figure out what things you are interested in. Then, find books, or use Google, to find out more about those things you are interested in. There is a good chance that you might find some form of employment that is related to what you find interesting. In my life, I ended up becoming pretty good at things I had interests in. But I had to go out and LEARN and EXPERIENCE those interests in deeper ways, than just sitting at home and dreaming about those interests.
In spite of my dad being mean and calling me “stupid,” he did tell me early on in my life, that I should try to decide what kind of work I want to do as an adult. He said that there were only two kinds of jobs:
1 - jobs where you work with your hands
2- jobs where you work with your mind
To be honest, because I thought I was stupid, I thought my only option was to work with my hands. HOWEVER, my step-father also pointed out that as we get older, it gets harder more quickly to keep working with our hands, than with our minds. That thought stuck with me all my life. I decided there and then, that even though I was “stupid,” it would be smarter to somehow work with my mind more than my hands. Even though I enjoyed playing music and was actually getting into a professional level of ability, I decided to try to go to college and study ENGINEERING. Well, I had a MUCH HARDER time than practically all the other students. In fact, I found engineering more boring than most of the other engineers. But there was at least SOME things about engineering I found interesting. It turned out that I enjoyed PROBLEM SOLVING. In fact, I ended up becoming an engineer, and found that I was better at solving REAL engineering problems on the job than most engineers! So much for what my step-dad and 2nd grade teacher told me!
What I am saying here is, I bet that IF YOU APPLIED yourself, you would probably SURPRISE yourself on what you can accomplish! I NEVER thought I was smart enough to go to college, let alone, graduate with one of the hardest degrees to earn (Electrical Engineering). Maybe you can find a subject you really like, and can get through in college. DON’T worry if you are not the best at it! If you are willing to WORK HARD, maybe even harder than all the other students, you will make it!
Keep in mind that I am NOT saying that college is the ONLY way for everyone to go. I have friends who are doing much better than I am economically, who never spent a day in college, and were not so great students in high school. They just found something that they were good at, and they applied themselves in that kind of work, and GREW in their abilities in that work.
And you know what? I also was very bad in my abilities in speaking to people. I could barely make sense when I talked. Not only that, but thanks to the beatings I got from my step-dad, I used to STUTTER quite badly. However, over time and PRACTICE, I learned how to control my stuttering, and how to clearly communicate to other people. It turned out that I was trying to talk TOO FAST when I was stuttering, so I learned to SLOW DOWN when I talked. Also, when I studied psychology in school (something I always was interested in), I had to write a LOT of formal papers. When you write formal papers, you have to carefully formulate your words in a logical and progressive way to properly communicate what you are trying to say. I was shocked to find out as I wrote more and more papers, that I was also communicating OUT LOUD IN MY SPEECH BETTER! I was learning how to ORGANIZE my thoughts in a way I can communicate so much better. In fact, many people say that I should WRITE BOOKS, because I communicate so well! If they only knew how I was with talking and writing when I was younger!
If strength is an important thing to you, you can most likely be able to work on that also. Hang out with somebody that does a lot of physical work outs. They probably have a lot of great ideas on how to get stronger. Exercise is great not only for the body, but for the MIND. Now that I’m getting quite a bit older, my exercise primarily consists of a daily hour walk, and now some sit-ups and crunches, and stretches. If you are young, you should AT LEAST be doing that much. Even handicapped people seem to find great ways to exercise. There are things like wheelchair basketball, and even wheelchair races. I think that some people in wheelchairs “run” the entire 26.2 miles of Marathon races. I can’t imagine how much work their arms do, but I bet their arms are stronger than mine ever were.
Bottom line, instead of focusing on your WEAKNESSES, focus on your INTERESTS. Then start DOING something in those areas of your interests. I can ASSURE you that you will find yourself GROWING both physically and especially MENTALLY through what you do with those interests. And you will find out you can think and do more than you did before. Just get out there, and EXPLORE around for at least ONE interest that pulls you in, and GO FOR IT!
In the meantime, don’t be scared to take on “lower” jobs that might not pay so well, or be very intellectually challenging. I’ve worked a lot of “lower” jobs like this, even AFTER I was an engineer, since I LEFT that field for a number of reasons. But NEVER UNDERESTIMATE what you can learn on a “lower” job. I would say that EVERY job I was on, no matter how “low” it was, I LEARNED A LOT from it, and those lessons I learned still help me today in other ways, often unexpected ways!
Any engineering job at a big company with low standards, really. They don't expect much out of their entry-level employees. You can just remain an entry-level employee your whole life, work for a few hours a day, and slack off the rest, and yet still be considered doing good work.
I recently figured out the answer for this question. I’m a super procrastinator and used to fantasize jobs that satisfy the above criteria. If you are an Indian, I strongly recommend to get a night watchman job in Government where you don’t have to watch over anything. It’s not a big deal even if there’s anything get stolen. At most you will get suspended but anyways you can manage to join again.
I think it is more that employers are getting lazier about providing good jobs.
I see way too many job posts from employers who want lots of skills, experience, training, certification, or certain level of college degrees for what appear to be copy-and-pasted minimum wage jobs.
What I mean by that is they want a whole hell of a lot from a potential employee, while offering damn close to the state minimum wage and required benefits for the type of employee they claim they “need”.
If the state required minimum wage is $14.20/hr and you are offering $16/hr but want a master’s degree with 5+ years ex
I think it is more that employers are getting lazier about providing good jobs.
I see way too many job posts from employers who want lots of skills, experience, training, certification, or certain level of college degrees for what appear to be copy-and-pasted minimum wage jobs.
What I mean by that is they want a whole hell of a lot from a potential employee, while offering damn close to the state minimum wage and required benefits for the type of employee they claim they “need”.
If the state required minimum wage is $14.20/hr and you are offering $16/hr but want a master’s degree with 5+ years experience, it looks like you copied-and-pasted half your employment ad from a minimum wage posting.
Most places want way more than they are willing to pay for from an employee. They want 2 employees-for-1 employee’s salary, or they want someone with a very expensive education for bargain-basement prices.
I’ve tried looking for a “better” job. And what I have found is that any that match my skills, require degrees I don’t have (though I have actual experience in the job) for incredibly low wages, almost zero paid time off, and horribly expensive “benefits” or they offer what sounds like a decent wage until you realize they consider “full-time” to be 50+ hours a week or want one person to do two completely different job skills.
If employers are only offering shitty employment options, it is incredibly lazy of them to complain they cannot find good employees.
Just like it is lazy to blame the work force for the lack of “good jobs” out there.
The ones being lazy are the employers who refuse to adapt and change to the evolving realities of the work force.
I was thinking about this recently and end up with interesting hypothesis.
Basically when you are “smart” (means significantly more intelligent than average) you see everything more in depth and see the outcomes much earlier however this could be overwhelming because you are suddenly presented with a lot more data that can lead to EXPONENTIALLY more conclusions .. which are exponentially harder to solve the deeper you go into the rabbit hole.
So you are maybe a lot smarter but the world you live in is much harder to live because it’s developed around needs and actions of average people and your
I was thinking about this recently and end up with interesting hypothesis.
Basically when you are “smart” (means significantly more intelligent than average) you see everything more in depth and see the outcomes much earlier however this could be overwhelming because you are suddenly presented with a lot more data that can lead to EXPONENTIALLY more conclusions .. which are exponentially harder to solve the deeper you go into the rabbit hole.
So you are maybe a lot smarter but the world you live in is much harder to live because it’s developed around needs and actions of average people and your problems are just that much more complicated that it is actually harder for you to solve them than for average person.
Obviously there is a solution and it requires to learn over time to simplify your models of reality and keep the complexity on the level you can operate on.
You simple have to find the line and just ignore things that are below that line so you can come with solutions and this is obviously hard to do because sometimes everything matters so much and change the outcome and you are tempted to grasp all of that. But I totally believe it’s doable, it’s a skill you have to develop for yourself to actually turn your seemingly advantage into actual advantage.
.. just saying.
Combined mattress tester and comic book reviewer. If you’re being serious the answer is none. Career comes from a 16th century word meaning racecourse. Sorry bud.
Software Engineering
The best software engineers are masters at automating everyday mundane tasks. They only think when they need to think.
Remind yourself of how much it sucks to be broke and piss poor all the time. To not be able to participate in family gatherings, to go out with friends, to travel the world, to buy whatever you want and to not be able to buy presents and gifts for family and friends.
Of the very real opportunity cost and the consequences of you not taking action.
Of where you will be 10,20,30 years from now if you k
Remind yourself of how much it sucks to be broke and piss poor all the time. To not be able to participate in family gatherings, to go out with friends, to travel the world, to buy whatever you want and to not be able to buy presents and gifts for family and friends.
Of the very real opportunity cost and the consequences of you not taking action.
Of where you will be 10,20,30 years from now if you keep procrastinating.
Nothing will have changed in that t...
Crime: The payoff is high for a few minutes of work, and if you get busted, the state feeds and houses you, and you can just sit around.
They aren’t.
What’s happening is employers are posting job ads like “Senior Developer required! Must have at least a master’s degree in computer science, Ph.D. preferred. Minimum 15 years experience running a large development team for a Fortune 500 company. You will be responsible for rolling out a new $8 billion distributed computing platform that will help our company increase its revenue by $2
They aren’t.
What’s happening is employers are posting job ads like “Senior Developer required! Must have at least a master’s degree in computer science, Ph.D. preferred. Minimum 15 years experience running a large development team for a Fortune 500 company. You will be responsible for rolling out a new $8 billion distributed computing platform that will help our company increase its revenue by $2 billion a year. Start...
If you’re lazy, don’t even think about having a career because careers mean you are putting together a body of knowledge and work, building on prior work and experience. Lazy people don’t do that. Think about jobs you expect to hold for a month or two. Because lazy people really can’t hide out any more. You will be found out quickly and soon have to find another job.
Laziness to me means you haven’t found something that really interests you. Spend a little time thinking about and noticing what you enjoy doing. Then see if you can find a job using the skills and abilities involved in doing that.
If you’re lazy, don’t even think about having a career because careers mean you are putting together a body of knowledge and work, building on prior work and experience. Lazy people don’t do that. Think about jobs you expect to hold for a month or two. Because lazy people really can’t hide out any more. You will be found out quickly and soon have to find another job.
Laziness to me means you haven’t found something that really interests you. Spend a little time thinking about and noticing what you enjoy doing. Then see if you can find a job using the skills and abilities involved in doing that. When we enjoy what we’re doing, we tend to not be lazy.
Finance and investments are a good career for smart and lazy people.
Though I think its more about what you are passionate about if you are passionate about anything you would anyway end up working more and even enjoying the process.
At one point in my life, I was a security guard. I had the night shift and read most of the time. When I got tired and needed to stretch my legs, I walked around my post. My boss thought I was excellent at my job. Do not take a day security job at a bank. On second thought, don't take a day job.
I think I was the only security guard in San Francisco with a college degree.
Like you, I get bored easily. Like really really easily. It’s been frustrating to say the least. I ended up working several different types of retail jobs, mostly because I couldn’t stay focused on college the 3 separate times I attempted going. I mean, if you don’t even know what you want to be when you grow up, how can you choose a major in college?
Anywho…I tried several different types of retail jobs, and while I excel at them all, I was still….bored outta my skull.
Then one day, I switched to retail marketing. Eureka! I get to use my artistic bent mind, as well as experience from all of the
Like you, I get bored easily. Like really really easily. It’s been frustrating to say the least. I ended up working several different types of retail jobs, mostly because I couldn’t stay focused on college the 3 separate times I attempted going. I mean, if you don’t even know what you want to be when you grow up, how can you choose a major in college?
Anywho…I tried several different types of retail jobs, and while I excel at them all, I was still….bored outta my skull.
Then one day, I switched to retail marketing. Eureka! I get to use my artistic bent mind, as well as experience from all of the different types of retail positions I’d held down. I was really good, but not a master, at all of these different skills, and it had been difficult to find my niche. Now I’m the marketing administrator for a mall management office, and I get to be as creative as I want (within reason) and I get to use all those various skills I’d learned over 20+ years working in retail.
I’m 45 now, and it took over 20 years to find this job and to find my place. I’m not saying this is the best job for you, but I do recommend that put yourself out there and try several different types of jobs until you find one that clicks for you. It may take 20+ years for you as well, but hey you get to meet a lot of people, and learn a lot of different skills.
There aren't any jobs for incredibly lazy. You will get beat by someone pretty lazy but very dependable for jobs like:
Security guard night shift
Parking lot attendant
Human services for high functioning adults with disabilities
So you make the leap from incredibly lazy to pretty lazy but dependable, and you get one of these jobs. Then you realize that those jobs don't pay well, so you have to work hard to stretch every dollar so that you can have savings, which you will absolutely need to be able to move forward in life when something happens that only money can fix.
The path of least resistance i
There aren't any jobs for incredibly lazy. You will get beat by someone pretty lazy but very dependable for jobs like:
Security guard night shift
Parking lot attendant
Human services for high functioning adults with disabilities
So you make the leap from incredibly lazy to pretty lazy but dependable, and you get one of these jobs. Then you realize that those jobs don't pay well, so you have to work hard to stretch every dollar so that you can have savings, which you will absolutely need to be able to move forward in life when something happens that only money can fix.
The path of least resistance is always to do research on the whole job market and find the jobs that are in high demand that pay the best, and become the best at one of them. That way you take advantage of the benefits of specialization. You only have to know and serve a small area to get paid well. There have to be barriers to entry that most will not overcome (licensure, no one thinks about the job) so that in the long run you won't have much competition. There also has to be money behind it; like something that society absolutely needs to be able to function like power, water, clear roads, housing, data, and food.
Work smart and hard so that some day you will still work smart, but not hard.