Being a little lazy can lead to smarter and innovative solutions!
By Anish Asokan
@RevivedWarrior (2331)
India
November 10, 2024 12:10pm CST
I never liked room cleaning or doing home work while I was a child. Like everyone I loved playing and watching tv. However, watching tv was often limited due to focus on studies and homework. That’s when I got a little creative and used to do my homework while watching my cartoons! That saved me time for both!
I forgot about these benefits of being lazy once I grew. That innovative side of me was lost once I started college. However, now that I am around people in office, I am seeing more smarter and innovative solutions are coming up, thanks to some of us being lazy.
The home automation system is one example, where instead of going to each room or device and switching off, with help of voice command you could switch everything off. I see programmers using bots to automate some of the tasks and saving time for meaningful tasks. We also have automated home delivery , food delivery and all those are definitely innovative solutions.
Interestingly, I saw clothes folding machine and that is a nice innovation. Guess being a little lazy is not always about avoiding work or chores- its about finding better and smarter ways of getting things done. What do you think?
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@kaylachan (70545)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 Nov
I don't quite consider those things lazy. I think it's more about multi-tasking and still getting things done. Using a machine to fold clothes though, might be pure lazy or more work then it's worth because you still have to sort things out. You still have to put the clothes where you want them. And, then you have the extra step of loading and unloading the machine.
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
Some of these innovations helps us to save time and you are right it is more onto multitasking. Thanks for sharing!
@kaylachan (70545)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Nov
@RevivedWarrior Now a self-cleaning vacum robot now that's lazy. Been thinking about one for our house, but it's so damn expencive.
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
@kaylachan From reviews I have so far , the dust is not cleared well especially in the corners. Atleast this is what I know on products from Asian region. And yes , super expensive.Not sure if it is durable.
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@freelancermariagrace (28336)
• Philippines
11 Nov
Yes, since we live in the digital era, nearly everything is automated now. I enjoy doing household chores, but there are times when I do not feel like doing them, especially when I am feeling unwell.
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@freelancermariagrace (28336)
• Philippines
12 Nov
@RevivedWarrior You are absolutely right! We should use technology in a balanced manner if we can. Hehe
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
Technology has been a boon and pain. Boon -to get things done when we are sick and pain- making us more lazy. Thanks for sharing!
@luisadannointed (6285)
• Philippines
16 Nov
Maybe they work smart and dont believe in hardwork. Lol!
But yes I would love to work smarter than work harder.
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
23 Nov
Thinking in those lines, even I would love to be smarter in work. Thanks for sharing!
@Shavkat (140047)
• Philippines
16 Nov
@RevivedWarrior I must admit that I am always busy as a bee lately.
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
Automation has definitely eased many things in life. Thanks for sharing!
@Deepizzaguy (103336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Nov
That is a good way of thinking about being creative when we all are in a lazy period.
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@Deepizzaguy (103336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 Nov
@RevivedWarrior You are welcome.
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
I do agree on that part- our brain gets to be more creative when we lazy. Thanks for sharing!
@snowy22315 (181163)
• United States
10 Nov
Honestly,I feel like some of the best innovations were started because of laziness. I agree getting things done smarter and easier is the way that many modern innovations have been discovered.
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
Exactly! - Some of the innovations happened just because of laziness. Thanks for sharing!
@marguicha (223410)
• Chile
10 Nov
I use some of those helps but not all of them. I learnt how to use home delivery during the pandemia but I would not consider buying shoes without trying them on. I always consider how long it would take me to learn how to do a new job. If it is too long, it is not worth it.
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
Well, home delivery is great for some things but not for all. Thanks for sharing!
@allknowing (136997)
• India
10 Nov
I use Amazon pay for many things besides shopping I pay my mobile and electric bills. Stocking stuff in the fridges saves me getting items on a daily basis - I could go on and on
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@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
That has helped you to make best use of technolgy and time. It also helped you to be creative by exploring Amazon better. Thanks for sharing!
@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
The comfort bought by the smart devices are misused by us humans - leading to big diseases.You are right in that aspect. Thanks for sharing!
@RevivedWarrior (2331)
• India
11 Nov
Mundane chores many a times help us to refresh our minds. Thanks for sharing!
