Oh, the sweetness of sheer unapologetic laziness… Is it just a lack of willpower? Maybe it’s a state of mind, a hedonism-inspired lifestyle, a rebellion of modern kind. All jokes aside, calling someone “lazy” is somewhat an insult, especially in societies where hard work and productivity are valued highly (we’re looking at you, America!).

Having said that, a 2019 Pew survey found that a majority of Americans think people are lazier now than they used to be. But we can all discuss what being dubbed lazy actually means.

For some it's a lack of physical activity, for others it may be lack of will to do even the most routine and boring tasks. And while it’s totally normal to have a brief episode of idleness, if it lasts too long, you’re suddenly playing dangerous games.

So today, we’re diving deep into real-life examples of people succumbing to their laziness, by choice or accident. The result is an uncanny collection of pics that may make you laugh, infuriate you or give you a moment to reflect on your own lazy side.

#1 Multiple Reasons Why You Should Put Your Cart Back And Not Be Lazy

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Laziness can lash out at us at every corner, especially at times when we need to be at our most productive. Think of work deadlines, important meetings and calls, bills to be paid and things to be done. Sometimes it’s little things that we can’t force our bodies to push through– from household chores to dragging ourselves to the gym.

And while we all have brief moments of idleness (which may feel pretty indulgent!), at some point it becomes a genuine problem. So to find out more about what’s actually happening in our minds when we’re lazy, how to cope with it we reached out to two experts: Christine Mitterbauer, a licensed and ICF-approved career, and life coach and serial entrepreneur, as well as Dr. Audrey Tang, a chartered psychologist, media spokesperson and author of multiple books, including "Be A Great Manager Now", "The Leader's Guide to Mindfulness."

#2 People Who Do This Are Just The Worst

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#3 If You Have A Gender Reveal Party And Leave Confetti Everywhere For People To Pick Up, F**k You

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#4 Did She Purchase Or Put Back Any Of The Books? Of Course Not

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Dr. Tang argues that laziness becomes a problem when you are either no longer contributing fairly to what you are receiving and requiring others to take the strain (with little thought to their wellbeing and efforts), or it is standing in the way of your own achievement of personal goals and desires.“In the latter case (and sometimes in the former) - this can speak to a lack of motivation, and, sometimes, the lack of desire to do anything can be a symptom of depression. In which case it can be helpful to ask yourself why this is happening,” she explained.

#5 I Pulled The Foil Off Of This To See What Was In It, And It Was Empty. And Still In The Fridge

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#6 This Is Embarrassing

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#7 My Roommate Throws Away Dishes So He Won’t Have To Do Them

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So here are some important questions to ask yourself, according to Dr. Tang: “Think of a goal, have you got it?” and next, “Think of all the things you need to do to achieve it.”

“Small manageable chunks, with focus – you should be achieving that in no time – go you!”

“Seems straightforward, doesn’t it?” Dr. Tang asks. “And this is a goal you’ve had for some time, plus those steps are probably quite easy…”

Dr. Tang invites us to think about everything we did yesterday–”how many of those things contributed TO your goal or simply distracted you from it (Netflix binges, scrolling mindlessly through social media, any psychodramas you got caught up in)?”

#8 Don't Even Get Me Started On The People That Test Spray Paint Like This

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#9 People At The Dog Park I Go To Are Too Lazy To Put Their Poop Bags In The Trash Can So They Hang Them On The Fence

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#10 We Call This One, "The Landlord Supremo"

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According to Dr. Tang, our brains are amazing since they are capable of so much. “And yet we often apply their energy and drive ineffectively due to habit, laziness, or simply because we don’t know any other way.”

It’s important to realize that it is not the big choices that we make that shape our lives the most – “whether to buy that house, whether to take that job, whether to get into a relationship with that person… because they are clearly defined and they have an exit strategy,” she said and added that “it is the little choices you make every day that really make up who you are.”

#11 Lazy Karen

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#12 I Will Pass On The Lunch Meat. Thanks Anyway. Too Lazy To Get A Ladder

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#13 This Guy Wasn't About To Let 13 Inches Of Snow Or Laziness Stop Him From Getting To Work On Time

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Dr. Tang gave an example: “Do you have the apple instead of the donut? Do you take 5 minutes for yourself, or do you say 'yes' to every person who asks? Do you choose to speak kindly to you, or do you berate yourself for 'just not being good enough?'”

According to the award-winning book author and spokesperson, “if we can focus on making as many little healthy choices as possible, we’ll be living the life we want, rather than seeking motivation to move towards it.”

#14 Driving Over Graves Because They’re Too Lazy To Walk

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#15 This Idiot Hit Me While He Was Pulling Out Of A Gas Station, He Said He Didn't See Me

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#16 How My Ex Roommate Left Her Bathroom After Moving Out

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#17 I Tore My Rotator Cuff So My Husband Told Me He’d Finish The Interior Painting On Our Downstairs. He Says He’s Done

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#18 My Neighbor Keeps Parking Her Car On Top Of My Garden Area Instead Of Her Driveway Because She's Too Lazy To Pull Her Trash Cans In

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#19 So I Finally Got A House, And They Literally Painted Over Bugs On The Wall

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#20 This Guy Ignored No Entry Sign And Drove On Wooden Pier, Because He Was Too Lazy To Carry Stuff On His Dolly

Pier has to be closed for structural inspection.

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#21 Lazy People Who Abandon Their Unwanted Groceries In The Freezer, Causing Them To Explode And Become Unsellable

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#22 First Day At The Beach And My Wife Made Sure I Was Protected From Sunburn By Spraying My Back With Sunscreen. I Can’t See Back There - Did She Do A Good Job?

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#23 People Who Are Too Lazy To Remove Their Strings After Fishing Or Crabbing. So Many Animals Get Trapped In This And Die

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#24 Best Employee Of The Month

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#25 Yes. He Was Using Them Both

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#26 Lady, Your Laziness Causes An Unnecessary Queue At The Exit Of Cardales

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#27 Lady Is Too Lazy To Find A Parking Spot So She Blocks The Bus From Picking Up The Kids From School

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#28 Every Day This Lady Walks Her Dog And Throws It's Poop In The Same Tree

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#29 I Was Making Homemade Churros For The Husband And The Piping Bag Tip Popped Out. Too Lazy To Fix It. I Present To You The Turdo

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#30 I Guess She Was Too Lazy

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#31 My Wife Never Fully Screws The Lids Back Onto Anything

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#32 People Who Can’t Pick Up After Themselves

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#33 Too Lazy To Put Your Cart Up? Block The Handicap Spots

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#34 I Live With Monsters

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#35 Am I Crazy Or Is This Acceptable?

We share a laundry room with the people upstairs (the laundry room is right outside our door). This pile of dirty clothes has been sitting there for 5 days, this is nothing new. My bf is making me feel like the crazy one for having a problem with it. Advice please? 

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#36 When You're So Lazy And Can't Walk 20ft To Watch Your Kid

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#37 Lazy People Parked Right At The Entrance To Load Their Vehicle Up And Blocked The Traffic

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#38 Kinda Funny Tho

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#39 Left His Driveway But Didn’t Clear The Rear Window Of Snow. Lazy. Dangerous

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#40 Ain’t My Job To Cut The Trees. I Paint The Lines

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#41 My Sister Was Just Served This At A Local Mexican Restaurant

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#42 A Couple Years Ago, My Neighbor Decided To Paint His House Bright Orange. Then Gave Up Halfway Through

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#43 I Was Gone For A Few Days, And I Guess No One Did Any Dishes

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#44 Too Lazy To Adjust The Clocks For Winter

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#45 Someone Was Very Lazy

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#46 The Dumpster On The Left Is Empty But People Are Too Lazy To Open The Lid So They Just Keep Piling Trash Up Into The Right Dumpster

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#47 Taking Laziness To A Whole New Level

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#48 Love Having Roommates

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#49 I Work At An Ice Skating Rink, And Instead Of Properly Turning In Skates, People Just Throw Them Over The Counter

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#50 Key Screwed And Painted To The Door Frame Inside My Wife's Apartment. Such Laziness

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