Prevention of Laziness

Webster defines lazy as being disinclined to perform any activity or exertion. All college students suffer from some form of laziness at some point in there life; however, some cases can become much more severe and can lead to multiple social problems. This essay’s goal is to focus on identifying the most common and the worst forms of laziness and will attempt to alleviate and prevent the sufferer from undergoing life altering symptoms. Extreme instances will need to be handled by a expert in prevention. Warning, the author of this essay is not responsible for the symptoms of any person that attempts to imitate any of laziness mentioned. Some symptoms of severe instances of laziness are poor grades, angry parents, missed class, possible obesity, and anything else that might be a result of a lack of motivation. The three most common college sources of laziness that will be covered are TV induced laziness, video game induced laziness, and alcohol induced laziness.
TV induced laziness is by far the most common form of college laziness and also the easiest to identify. This case involves a person that watches a long and unhealthy amount of TV for a majority of the day, often hindering sleeping patterns and more than likely causing the individual to miss class. Reports indicate the sufferer might even go as far as to refuse food, drink, and potentially female interaction to watch their favorite show. An unanimous sophomore witnessed such a case of sloth unfold her freshmen year to a friend. She noticed that immediately upon waking, the victim would turn on the television with no particular preference to the channel and beginning watching it until starvation overwhelmed her. Since no class is being attended during this period of time, it is understood that no homework is being completed either; resulting in poor test and semester grades. The most common and well known form of intervention would be to unplug all the televisions or hide the remote control. This act would force the college student to move and search for either the cord or remote. By moving, the laziness should begin to shake off and another activity should in sue. If effectively performed, the laziness will complete vanish and the individual may be allowed time periods of TV viewing. More extreme cases would require assistance from a PhD in laziness prevention.
Another form of college student laziness is video game induced laziness. It is hard to date when this laziness became a major problem, but it is believed to have begun around the time online gaming became available. The two most common games to avoid are The World of Warcraft, also known as w.o.w, and Halo 3. I can personally vouch that I have witnessed these two games in particular ruin relationships, careers, and grades. The major problem associated with game play is the student never moves from one location. Typically, a student with a type A personality, or highly competitive personality, will begin playing and be defeated by more experienced victims. Unable to cope with their inferior game play, the victim will become consumed with either growing levels or perfecting their aim. This results in long hours of playing and will cause school, friends, and other hobbies to become a thing of the past. Real life friends will be replace by other online players that are obsessing over the game.
Just as abstinence is the best prevention for STD’s, the individual should just not purchase either one of these games to experience best results. However, some friends might already have been ensnared in this trap and an alternate method is needed. One method would be to take the game away and begin playing another game with a large group of friends so as to prevent them from obsessing. Yet, this method is optimistic at best, because upon playing most students will not relinquish their system for a natural disaster much less a friend. If this is the case, a much more drastic approach is necessary. The friend will need to hack the gamers account and change the password, thus preventing them from signing on and playing. Another method would be to uninstall the game or remove the game from your dorm. As mentioned earlier a much more extreme case would need a much more qualified person’s expertise.
The final most common form of laziness is alcohol induced laziness that is most common among fraternity and sorority men and women. Normally, the person will party on most nights of the week regardless of homework, class or even test. The partying will cause a lack of much needed sleep that often results in either sleeping in class or oversleeping the class in general. Victims might experience blackouts and memory loss and can be easily identified as the individual with an alcoholic beverage in their hand for the entire evening and sometimes during the day. While it is not the view of this author for people to not party, it needs to be done in moderation. The most efficient method of self prevention would be to party on nights that the individual has a late class. If your friend is to stubborn to impose self-moderation, it might be necessary to help them. Asking them to stay in and assist you in some activity that will take the entire night or even lying that the party is cancelled are the best methods to help solve this form of laziness.
Doing any of the afore mentioned activities is not an excuse to be lazy. Nor is it viewed as a health practice. All of forms have one major thing in common: everything should be done in moderation. Obsessing over one activity so that it prevents living a safe and productive life is unhealthy and should be avoided. By following those simple explanations, most forms of laziness should be cured, but is not true for more extreme scenarios.