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  2. Laziness - Wikipedia

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    Laziness (also known as indolence or sloth) is emotional disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or to exert oneself. It is often used as a pejorative; terms for a person seen to be lazy include " couch potato ", " slacker ", and " bludger ".

  3. Aergia - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Aergia (/eɪˈɜrdʒə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀεργία, 'inactivity') [1] is the personification of sloth, idleness, indolence and laziness.She is the translation of the Latin Socordia, or Ignavia: the name was translated into Greek because Hyginus mentioned her being based on a Greek source, and thus she can be considered as both a Greek and Roman goddess.

  4. Kauśīdya - Wikipedia

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    Laziness (kausidya) is to cling to unwholesome activities such as lying down, resting, or stretching out, and to procrastinate, without taking delight in and engaging in what is virtuous. It is the opponent of diligence . [2] The Abhidharma-samuccaya states: What is laziness (kausidya)? It is an unwilling mind, associated with bewilderment ...

  5. Here's why being lazy can be a good thing, according to science

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    Here’s what science has to say about the psychological benefits of ditching structure and focus in lieu of laziness — at least once in a while. 1. Letting your mind wander boosts creativity

  6. Sloth (deadly sin) - Wikipedia

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    One definition is a habitual disinclination to exertion, or laziness. [2] [better source needed] Views concerning the virtue of work to support society and further God's plan suggest that through inactivity, one invites sin: "For Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do." ("Against Idleness and Mischief" by Isaac Watts).

  7. Belphegor - Wikipedia

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    The German bishop and witch hunter, Peter Binsfeld (ca. 1540–ca.1600) wrote that Belphegor tempts through laziness. According to Binsfeld's Classification of Demons , Belphegor is the main demon of the deadly sin known as sloth in the Christian tradition.

  8. If Someone Sends You *This* Heart Emoji, They Might Have A Crush

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    This doesn’t mean, like, the medal that someone’ receives for their service. (Though if you’re texting a grandparent, it definitely could be.) In today’s culture, the purple heart emoji ...

  9. Seven deadly sins - Wikipedia

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    Chaucer also dealt with this attribute of acedia, counting the characteristics of the sin to include despair, somnolence, idleness, tardiness, negligence, laziness, and wrawnesse, the last variously translated as "anger" or better as "peevishness". For Chaucer, human's sin consists of languishing and holding back, refusing to undertake works of ...