This chapter challenges the belief that equates productivity with personal worth, advocating for the value of inaction and community support. It explores the harmful stereotypes surrounding laziness, especially in relation to homelessness, pushing for a compassionate understanding of individuals' circumstances. Additionally, it emphasizes redefining success through intrinsic values rather than societal pressures, encouraging listeners to find fulfillment beyond conventional productivity metrics.
Today, social psychologist Devon Price makes the intriguing and ultimately hopeful case that laziness is a myth, a lie, a pernicious trap with no other purpose than to make us feel lousy for not doing more.
Host: Rufus Griscom
Guest: Devon Price
(This episode first aired in October 2021.)
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