Laziness
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Technology is making us lazy - by Erica Bradley - Helium
Created on : March 10, 2009 Who can remember the days when you had to go to the library to do research for a research paper, had to pick up the morning newspaper to get the latest news, or had to buy a stamp and put a check in an envelope to pay a bill?Remember those movies that talked about the future and how you wouldn't have to lift a finger to do anything? Well we are almost in the timeline of those movies now.
How Technology and Science Has Made Us Lazy - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com
America's Debate > Are We as a People too Lazy?
I don't think so. Before technology, Jefferson and Washington had slaves. In fact, one of the reasons slavery hung on for so long, despite many founder's distaste for slavery, was their belief that the hewers of wood and bearers of water would free up the intellectual class for thinking.
Op-Ed Columnist - We’re No. 1(1)! - NYTimes.com
The second piece, which could have been called “Why We’re No. 11,” was by the Washington Post economics columnist Robert Samuelson.
The Laziness of America - Writer's Corner: General Non-Fiction - Epinions.com
As I walk down a typical street in the downtown area of my city, I can’t help but tune up my mental soundtrack.
Let me start off by saying that most personal trainers are good guys.
Can We Blame Laziness For America's Overweight Problem?
America Wins the Laziness Gold - BlackBook
The U.S. may be behind Germany in the medal count at the Vancouver Olympics, but we're easily beating the Teutons where it counts: the Laziness rankings. The Daily Beast ranks the 24 laziest countries, based on calorie consumption, television viewing, sports aversion, and internet usage, but not, oddly enough, hours worked per week. With such criteria, it's not surprising that the old U.S. of A. easily takes the top spot.
We can all agree that childhood was an icky and laborious affair whose joyful tasks such as turning an ice-cream cone as you lick it are best automated if not done away with entirely.
Gadgets for the Lazy
Study Promises Benefits of Exercise in a Pill | Wired Science | Wired.com
Working out is tough. So why not skip the exercise and pop a few endurance-boosting pills?
On a recent morning, as Mr.
Online Learning Is Growing on Campus - NYTimes.com
A team of researchers claims to have uncovered an interesting paradox: humans are happier when they’re busy, but we’re inclined towards idleness (“ an evolutionary vestige that ensures we conserve energy .”)
Are We Naturally Lazy? - NYTimes.com
Are You Part of 'Generation Plagiarism'? - NYTimes.com
Universities are finding that plagiarism has become widespread and that many students seem not to believe that copying content without giving credit is a serious academic integrity violation.Extending Unemployment Benefits - NYTimes.com
The past 40 years have seen huge amounts of research showing that extending the potential duration of unemployment benefits creates an incentive for the unemployed to search less and remain unemployed longer.Today's new Labor Department report showing that the economy lost jobs last month, the first loss this year, seems in stark contrast to where the president and the Congress are focusing their attentions.