{"id":11055,"date":"2018-08-30T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alifeofproductivity.com\/?p=11055"},"modified":"2022-09-01T04:35:21","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T04:35:21","slug":"why-being-lazy-is-actually-good-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbailey.com\/why-being-lazy-is-actually-good-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Being Lazy Is Actually Good For You"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An excerpt from my new book\u00a0<\/em>Hyperfocus: How to Be More Productive in a World of Distraction<\/a>\u00a0just went live on TIME Magazine\u2019s website! In case you\u2019d like to read it, I\u2019ve posted a snippet and a link to the full article below.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

I\u2019m a lazy person. This surprises some people, especially considering that I write productivity books for a living. Take a day off, for example. Forget adventures \u2014 my preference for that free time is to lie on the couch, watch\u00a0Netflix documentaries\u00a0and read. And a week off? I\u2019m the kind of person\u00a0who prefers to stay home and eat pizza\u00a0rather than travel the world. Luckily for me, this laziness is precisely what makes me so productive. And that\u2019s a fact backed up by science.<\/p>\n

>>>\u00a0Read the full piece here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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