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It does not necessarily have to do anything with laziness. The further you get the fiercer your competition. Most people around here were probably the best in e

It does not necessarily have to do anything with laziness. The further you get the fiercer your competition. Most people around here were probably the best in elementary school and high school, perhaps even university. But if you go further up the intelligence or economic ladder, you will compare yourself to peers who are at the same step or next step. And the competition is much fiercer. You are 'competing' with people who are at least as intelligent or more intelligent. You are competing with people who have an even stronger work ethic. And then there is a certain factor of luck whether you'll be successful or not. I struggled with this for quite a while, because I always compared myself to (especially better) peers, and it makes you feel like a failure. I have learned to accept more who and where I am and to enjoy it. Though it can still be hard at times (that's ego).

jl2718 7y ago
This forum in particular attracts a certain type of ‘lazy intellectual’: people that value thought and introspection above constant action. They were the type of children that easily mastered early school subjects without working, but are so fascinated by ideas that mere action bores them. I think it’s important to recognize the advantages and limitations of this mindset. I’ve considered the possibility that it is similar to any other obsessive/addictive disorder, and perhaps we’d be more successful in life if we treated it this way.
- taurath 7y ago
  Interestingly thats exactly how I thought about the cohort on very early reddit too.
- jxub 7y ago
  On the pop-psych Jungian scale they (we) would represent the INTP type.
- ikeyany 7y ago
  Apply your own logic on yourself. Have you consideed that the arbitrary demand for constant action could itself be a mental disorder?
  - jl2718 7y ago
    I used the first person plural specifically because I was applying this logic to myself. I also used third-person in an attempt to de-personalize the observation, but really it's a first-person account.

jl2718 7y ago

This forum in particular attracts a certain type of ‘lazy intellectual’: people that value thought and introspection above constant action. They were the type of children that easily mastered early school subjects without working, but are so fascinated by ideas that mere action bores them. I think it’s important to recognize the advantages and limitations of this mindset. I’ve considered the possibility that it is similar to any other obsessive/addictive disorder, and perhaps we’d be more successful in life if we treated it this way.

taurath 7y ago
Interestingly thats exactly how I thought about the cohort on very early reddit too.
jxub 7y ago
On the pop-psych Jungian scale they (we) would represent the INTP type.
ikeyany 7y ago
Apply your own logic on yourself. Have you consideed that the arbitrary demand for constant action could itself be a mental disorder?
- jl2718 7y ago
  I used the first person plural specifically because I was applying this logic to myself. I also used third-person in an attempt to de-personalize the observation, but really it's a first-person account.