Feeling Behind? 17 Lifehacks for Beating Chronic Laziness

Laziness is a symptom of a fundamental lack of willpower. If you don't have willpower, you won't practice the hard habits you need to practice to acquire more willpower. Evolution has programmed us (really all animals) for laziness. There's no evolutionary advantage to spending resources when you have to.

2025 Update: Laziness is a symptom of a fundamental lack of willpower. Willpower isn't a very sexy subject (although I tried to make it one), but willpower is the ultimate lifehack because if you have willpower, you get to have anything else you desire.

• If you don't have willpower, you probably don't realize how important it is to your happiness.
• If you don't have willpower, you won't practice the hard habits you need to practice to acquire more willpower.
• If you don't have willpower, you'll continually ...