10 Reasons You’re Lazy and Unmotivated

Ounassi Ali

4 min readJul 31, 2022

We let these traits govern us.

Sometimes we aren’t willing to make compromises or be inconvenienced to acquire what we desire.

Sometimes we’re not assertive enough to achieve what we need to live a fulfilled life.

Ten reasons you’re lethargic and unmotivated

1) You don’t have a goal-setting plan

Some people have natural talents.

Lack of a plan to achieve goals causes laziness, in my opinion.

What happens when I’ve been here before? Lazy, we return to old behaviors.

Without a plan, you’re unmotivated and lazy. There are no steps or goals to reach.

Further Reading: 23 Goal Setting Tips and Tricks To Boost Your Productivity

2) You’re negative when you should be positive

Negativity can create sloths, I guess.

If you want to be a successful writer but continuously worry about mistakes and criticism, you won’t be productive.

This will hinder your job and creativity.

We must modify our negative thinking to become more productive and creative.

People typically think negatively because it makes them feel secure.

Fearing the unknown, they cling to their worries. This is why many are pessimistic about the future.

These people may also concentrate on their mistakes and failures, which causes them to lose hope and live with regrets instead of looking forward to what they can do better now or in the future.

3) You feel entitled without working for it

Many people feel entitled to things they don’t deserve.

Some people think a promotion is due to their prestigious education.

Others say it’s acceptable to be rewarded without working.

Some people lack self-worth and demand external approval.

These entitled feelings can cause sloths.

They don’t feel obligated to work if someone else is doing it for them.

Why obtain things for free? We should work hard, observe others, and realize that these things may not be as easy as they seem.

4) You lack time control.

Time controls you. Your time is handled at work and home. Lack of time management causes laziness.

Laziness can lead to not finishing homework or chores, not getting enough sleep, or stalling at work due to a lack of drive.

Many people are realizing they aren’t in control of their time and are studying their schedules to figure out what they want to do.

Further Reading: 20 Things You Need to Stop Wasting Time On

5) You have no outside support or social life.

Motivated and productive people have a good support system and social life outside of work.

Some people struggle to find inspiration for daily duties, making them feel lazy.

Some think laziness is a personality trait, however, external events can also induce it.

In APA research, many participants claimed they lacked an outside support system or social life.

Lazy people may lack a social life.

Strong support systems and social lives outside of work reduce laziness.

They can rely on their friends for aid in tough times and for motivation when they return to work.

6) You’re overworked, underappreciated, etc.

Most people think a negative work environment will demotivate them.

This is false.

When your job stinks, you’ll be lazy.

Unhappiness at work can influence your productivity and mental health, leading to despair and anxiety.

Laziness at work has numerous causes, including:

• They’re sleep-deprived

• They lack life control.

• They lack job autonomy.

They don’t get enough praise.

Further Reading: 20 Things You Need to Stop Wasting Time On

7) You’re distracted and social media-addicted

Social networking is a popular technique to remain in touch with friends and family throughout the previous decade.

Social media lets users keep up with friends and family without any effort.

People can perform less labor and still feel accomplished because to technology.

Many social media addicts can’t leave their smartphones alone or go for a walk.

This addiction is linked to laziness since individuals want something simple, which might lead to complacency elsewhere.

Further Reading: How To Stop Social Media Addiction

8) You don’t know how to leverage your strengths

When we don’t know our strengths, why do we assume we’re lazy?

Why do we postpone and quit?

Laziness isn’t lazy. Laziness is focusing on a person’s weaknesses and not their qualities.

Many individuals, including myself, don’t know what to do next.

They don’t know their strengths and feel like giving up because they can’t discover anything that suits them.

Finding and knowing your strength is the key to success, happiness, and accomplishing everything with passion and without a doubt.

9) You are afraind of failing

Many people are lazy.

Laziness is caused by failure and the fear of failing.

Laziness can lead to problems like not completing job obligations or personal goals.

Failure and fear can keep you from pursuing your goals.

Fear of failure can cause sloths or inaction, which reduces your chances of success.

Fear of failing shouldn’t stop us from pursuing our goals and improving our lives.

Failures are an integral part of being successful. We’ll have more success if we try new things without fear.

Further Reading: How To Overcome Failure In Life And Turn It Into Motivation

10) Success has made you complacent

People often fail to reproduce their triumphs because they feel too comfortable.

They slack off, which can have detrimental effects.

In other circumstances, people can’t duplicate their triumphs because they lack the necessary abilities.