Laziness Does Not Exist

By: Devon Price PhD

Narrated by: Em Grosland

From social psychologist Dr. Devon Price, a conversational, stirring call to “a better, more human way to live” (Cal Newport, New York Times best-selling author) that examines the “laziness lie” - which falsely tells us we are not working or learning hard enough.

Extra-curricular activities. Honors classes. 60-hour work weeks. Side hustles.

Like many Americans, Dr. Devon Price believed that productivity was the best way to measure self-worth. Price was an overachiever from the start, graduating from both college and graduate school early, but that success came at a cost. After Price was diagnosed with a severe case of anemia and heart complications from overexertion, they were forced to examine the darker side of all this productivity.

Laziness Does Not Exist explores the psychological underpinnings of the “laziness lie,” including its origins from the Puritans and how it has continued to proliferate as digital work tools have blurred the boundaries between work and life. Using in-depth research, Price explains that people today do far more work than nearly any other humans in history, yet most of us often still feel we are not doing enough.

Filled with practical and accessible advice for overcoming society’s pressure to do more, and featuring interviews with researchers, consultants, and experiences from real people drowning in too much work, Laziness Does Not Exist “is the book we all need right now” (Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet).

©2021 Devon Price. All rights reserved. (P)2021 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

If you've ever thought "I'm so lazy," read this book.

This book is balm for the burned out soul. If you've ever struggled to live up to some arbitrary standard you set for yourself, give these words a place in your mind.

Politics not needed

The concept is brilliant, but it is politically heavy. However I understand this is the author point of view and deserves to be expressed as so.

must read for all

The single best read of my year. This book is for anyone with anxiety about work or feeling guilty about how much they can't do in one day.

worthy read!

lots of great info and thoughts to ponder, the tentacles of the lazy lie really have percolated so deep in society

Starts strong

The book started well, but tended to go away from laziness to other phobias and shaming for being transgendered and fat shaming. Judge mentalism seems to be a broader category than laziness.

Probably needed to hear this years ago.

I've been pushing myself too hard for decades and have started to loath my job. I picked this up after hearing the author talk about this subject on The Mental Illness Happy Hour. Once I started, I couldn't help but cringe as it laid out what I've been doing to myself for too long. This gives insight, but will not solve your problems... Only you can do that.

The subject matter was quite interesting, but the delivery was a tad dry. Overall, I'd suggest this if you're starting to lose interest in things that once gave you pride and joy. That might just be the burnout from trying to live the laziness lie.

Thought-provoking and life-changing

This book reached me in so many ways. In some aspects, it met me where I am in life. In other ways, it motivated me to take another approach to exploring new perspectives. And at its deepest reach, it challenged some of my values and beliefs.

OOOOF

this one will restructure your frameworks from the ground up. Devon thank you so much

Great read!

I feel better about being lazy and I understand better the inner working of systemic issues that contribute to the overall problem

good book

gives a great overview about how society has attached Morales to productivity and how that has a negative impact on humanity as a whole.