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An anthropomorphized human brain lounges at a desk in an office with large picture windows. The brain is smiling, about to toss a paper airplane. Other planes are littered around the desk.
TD Magazine

What to Do About Lazy Brains

Monday, July 31, 2023

Develop training geared toward embracing the brain's penchant for laziness.

In an age of constant busyness and glorification of hustle, I want to make a counterargument: Let's celebrate laziness. Be lazy, I say. People were designed to be that way.

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Imagine if an animal evolved to use as much energy as possible when it moved. It probably wouldn't last long. Conservation of energy is an amazing evolutionary adaptation, and it is at work everywhere, including how a person thinks, makes

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