You’re not lazy. You’re unconvinced. Go find a reason worth getting up for.

REFLECTION

WHAT THIS MEANS

What gets called laziness is usually something else wearing that label. A missing reason, mostly: the body will get up at five for something it actually wants and will refuse to move for something it has no stake in. Tiredness is another one, and so is a week with too much in it. None of those are character defects.

Notice what you do get out of bed for, then look at what those have in common. Aim the next thing at that. If nothing has landed for a long stretch and even the things you like have gone flat, that is worth telling somebody.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

What reason would get you out of bed without an alarm?

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