Who has never put off until tomorrow what they could do today? Who has never procrastinated?
Procrastination affects all areas: work, school homework, social relationships, housework, sport, calling your grandmother… Anything that requires decision-making or execution is likely to push you to procrastination. And the worst thing is that putting off what needs to be done doesn’t prevent you from doing another activity like watching a film, surfing the networks or spending time on the terrace.
So, is procrastinating being lazy? And if so, is it wrong?
To help us see more clearly the concept of laziness, Éric Fiat, associate professor of philosophy, teacher-researcher, and professor at the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée, evokes “Alexander the Blessed” and speaks to us of anguish or freedom. Find it, in video, at the top of this article.