This is the key. Laziness without those counterbalancing traits is simply sloth. With those traits, you're more likely to hire somebody who wants to work smar

This is the key. Laziness without those counterbalancing traits is simply sloth. With those traits, you're more likely to hire somebody who wants to work smarter, not harder. Likewise, without laziness, curiosity and creativity you're more likely to hire somebody who is perfectly fine with simply working harder, rather than trying to do things smarter.