There is a humorous opinion that all methods of dealing with laziness were invented by the exploiters of slaves. After all, it was they who needed the hard workers to stand at the machine for ten hours in a row. But in fact, laziness is a very dangerous phenomenon - after all, it ruthlessly takes a person in its grip precisely at the moment when he needs to work one hundred percent. What is laziness? And what does folk wisdom say about her?
Laziness is a serious vice
Laziness is one of the most condemned human vices in folk art. In modern psychology, there is a tendency to justify lazy people. Psychologists give various arguments to justify human weakness, as it is now called, "procrastination."
Talkativeness and laziness
“Working with teeth, and laziness with the tongue,” says a proverb. What does she mean? When a person has nothing to do, or if he is simply too lazy to get to work, he becomes prone to gossip and empty talk. Laziness is not such a harmless vice as it seems at first. The idle talk and washing of bones has become so common that no one wants to pay attention to it. It does not please residents of big cities, because gossip can bring pain and grief to other people. But they can simply destroy the life of the villagers - after all, they all know each other much more closely.
The one who is hardworking, not only refrains from unnecessary conversations, but is also able to keep his mouth shut when required. “Empty talk is idleness,” another proverb says. Thus, laziness is a vice that not only causes poverty and provokes the process of personality degradation, but can also be a reason for resentment of other people. “A big talker is a bad worker,” such a proverb will certainly help instill a love of work for children.
Folk wisdom and modern business
“Two plow, and seven wave their hands,” is another famous Russian proverb about this vice. In our age of progress, this expression seems completely outdated, because today no one is engaged in physical labor on the field, all the hard work on the field and in the household is done by technology. However, the proverb has not lost its relevance to this day. Laziness is a vice from which the modern world turned out to be uninsured. In psychology, the so-called Pareto principle is known, which operates in various fields of human activity. Its meaning lies in the simple truth that only 20% of efforts lead to 80% of the result. This principle also works in business: according to its action, a large number of employees do not justify the funds that the head invested in paying for their labor. Only 20% of workers do 80% of all work.
Other proverbs about laziness
What proverbs make fun of laziness other than those listed? "And it’s done, but stupidly," "God sent the work, but took the devil away," "The lazy Fedorka always has excuses." Now laziness is considered by psychologists as a consequence of fear, and as a personal resource, and as something with which "you need to make friends." However, the most unpleasant truth lies in the wisdom of folklore.