Do you think laziness actually exists?

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I'm lazy. I identify as lazy and embrace it. I think it's good that I do or I might feel bad for being lazy, getting called lazy, and people could use accusations of laziness to try to manipulate me if I cared.

Whether my laziness is just plain old laziness or executive dysfunction or something else I don't know.

I have long thought that there is no such thing as lazy. my mom's house was always messy. it was because she is a perfectionist and saw no use in cleaning if it couldn't be perfect. there is always an underlying reason why the person doesn't perform up to others' expectations.

I think laziness that is not a part of some sort of mental issue does exist....for instance I know how to use proper grammar and spelling and all that technical stuff but on forums I am more lazy with my typing. Hey if I am not writing a college paper or some other sort of important document I don't see the need to worry about 'perfect' spelling and grammar.

So yeah that is me actively not doing something simply because I don't feel like it....but much of the time when I might seem 'lazy' it is more of an issue of lack of motivation/energy, being over-stressed or anxiety holding me back and executive dysfunction.

There is nothing wrong with being lazy if your not hurting anyone or yourself.

Am I lazy for only working 3 days a week by choice and spending the rest of my time playing PC games? No, because I am happy. I pay my rent and bills, have left over money in the bank, and I don't bother anyone. If I said this to most people I assume they would think I was lazy.

Having Autism and OCD plus the stress involved I believe is a legitimate excuse for only working part time and keeping my life simple.

For me I'm lazy when I'm exhausted, depressed, or too scattered to organize myself. I've tried to take lazy days when I'm none of those things but I worry about sinking into a rut.

And I know that what I described is not laziness but executive dysfunction. I wish I could have a chance to be proper lazy but when I'm capable of doing something I'll do it before I become yet again incapable of doing it. Got to dig ADHD and depression.

I do wonder how many people not with any neurological or mental illness problems are truly lazy though.

Lazy: Doesn't do things that should or need to be done if they require effort or are unpleasant, but does everything else

Executive dysfunction: Doesn't do a range of things, including things that aren't difficult or unpleasant

There is no excuse for laziness, but I'm working on it.

For all I know, any person who is perceived as lazy may have some kind of neurological impairment or is neurologically different from people who are perceived as hard workers.
They may be victims of abuse or drug addiction or have a personality disorder that needs treatment or they may be depressed.
They may have been raised in poverty and don't know what it is like to be motivated to succeed.
Some people are hard workers who are always busy working, doing things, building things from dawn till dusk because they were raised to be that way, like some people who were raised on farms.
Some personality types may be more susceptible to laziness because they were born that way.
People who lack motivation lack motivation for a reason, whether it is executive dysfunction or something else.

Preoccupation and guilt tripping around laziness doesn't do democracy any good. The ability to think, and to do what you think is important, as opposed to what some capitalist who wants to exploit you, wants you to think is important, requires regular periods of calm reflection. Guilt and constant exhaustion are not fertile ground for this kind of thinking.

I call mine laziness, no matter if it's executive dysfunction, ADD or whatever they call it.
I just have an excuse for my laziness, and that's the difference between me and lazy NTs.