I don't believe laziness exists. I've never seen it in a clinical setting. Everyone always tries to argue and say, what I am lazy because like, I know I should do the dishes. I just don't want to. And I'm like, nobody wants to like not wanting to do something that's not enjoyable is not lazy. Um, and I bet you could point to tons of things in your life that are not enjoyable that you do. But all I want to do is get embedded, not be conscious.
Let’s face it: if chores were fun, they probably wouldn’t be called that. Because for most people, life can be overwhelming – and that means it doesn’t always look like a cleaning commercial where everyone is dancing their way to do laundry, take out trash, or smiling while washing the dishes. KC Davis is a therapist, author, podcaster, and TikToker who knows that caring for yourself can be a struggle. In this episode, she shares how radically rethinking “care” tasks –like not seeing a lack of cleanliness as shameful, or viewing messiness as a moral failure– can improve our quality of life. She also shares small strategies that could help us take better care of ourselves, because we deserve it. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts