I have always been a pretty lazy guy. I don't like to work, and have been quite dedicated to assiduously avoiding as much work as possible. Being contemplative by nature, I would much rather sit around reading a book or contemplate the meaning of life than dig a ditch.
I have, to a large degree, been successful in my attempts at avoiding work, and have spent many more hours reading than I have working, much to my delight. But yesterday I had a rather startling insight that turned this happy state of affairs quite on its head.
I have a two-day-a-week job where I am free, for the most part, to read to my heart's content. There are a number of tasks I must perform on this job, but essentially I am free to read. Well, last night at work, I spent the first couple of hours working on a few different items that needed to be addressed. At the conclusion of this two-hour period I noticed, much to my surprise, that I felt better having worked for two hours than I usually do reading for two hours.
This was quite unexpected! Work is more fun than reading?! What's up with that? I don't know, but I have discovered that to be productive (which can only be achieved by working) actually feels better than being lazy. Fancy that! At any rate, I am happy to have made this discovery, and have wasted no time in putting this newfound wisdom to work, as I have been busy, busy, busy working my tail off today. I am awfully tired now (not used to this sort of thing), but I honestly do feel much better about having been productive today, rather than merely ruminative.
Time will tell how the course and quality of my life may change as a result of this stupendous insight (at least it seems stupendous to me at present), but if today is any measure, it could be significant to the point of revolutionary. I'll keep you posted............
