I just finished making a video entitled In Praise of Laziness. It is a glorious, uproarious five-minute animation starring humanity's greatest thinkers stingingly rebuking the concept of hard work and embracing the power of laziness.
In Praise of Laziness is quirky, funny, delightfully shocking, and playfully profound. I hope you enjoy viewing it as much as we enjoyed creating it.
To view, please click here www.lazyway.net/movie.
For the maximum experience:
1. Watch until after the credits for a surprise ending.
2. Turn up the sound. The music specially composed for this video is superb.
3.
If you have a fast computer, the icon in the lower right-hand corner
(next to the speaker icon) expands the video to full screen.
Let me know how you like it.
Fred
Absolute genius!
Many years back when I was a new to the work force, I thought working harder was best. Turns out that is a myth. From one of the laziest people I ever knew, this is his response to my question, "Hey man why don't you stop screwing off and get something done?"
This wise UAW worker responded, "I have a theory in life."
I thought to myself, "Oh this oughtta be rich." And he went on, "Why stand when you can sit and why sit when you can lay." Pure honest gold from a true lazy man.
Posted by: Spencer | April 11, 2009 at 01:59 PM
Great work! Thank you for the much-needed compilation. My best ideas have come not between the hours of 9 and 6pm but when I've been lazing about, outside, on the weekend.
Posted by: Mike | May 18, 2009 at 04:16 PM
Fred,
I think your video is great! I personally bookmarked your blog and the video and I have been writing down quotes from that video because they are inspirational!
I like your take on laziness and wish I could get away with saying that. As a 21 year old striving to become a credible professional, being strategic is what I need to call it.
I will check back on your blog for motivation and further inspiration. I too have a blog and would appreciate you checking it out!
It is a Performance & Success Advice Blog and can be found at http://www.PerformanceSuccessAdvice.blogspot.com
Please check in and make comments and raise points that you think are important from your professional vantage point of experience!
Keep up the good work!
Jeff Greenstein
Posted by: Jeff Greenstein | June 16, 2009 at 10:48 PM
What an awesome vid! Really looks you put a lot of effort into it. :) Love the music too!
Posted by: Beth Banning | July 08, 2009 at 08:13 AM
To be honest, the title almost turned me away. But now I see you are more in favor of "working smart", basically the same thing. Productive efficiency might be an alternative.
Posted by: Jon- The Wandering Generalist | July 26, 2009 at 05:52 PM
Imaginative concept -
Posted by: Paul Maurice Martin | August 17, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Excellent, has ridden me from my feelings of guilt from doing nothing!
;)
Posted by: Mark Dobson | September 05, 2009 at 11:37 AM
I absolutely love the video! Very creative and very inspiring for me to actually DO something productive. =)
I laughed out loud when I read Benjamin Franklin's quote. If I do have his brain, I'll join him as the laziest woman in the world.
Posted by: Beth Banning | September 09, 2009 at 01:22 AM
Thanks for the video, it was quite enjoyable. I am going to have to get a copy of your book. Good job on the video by the way.
Posted by: Jason Shick | September 25, 2009 at 10:43 PM
That is a good news google
Posted by: cristy | December 14, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Wonderfun video!!! I am too lazy to write longer.
Posted by: Roberto | January 24, 2010 at 01:29 PM
Some thoughts similar to represented in this video I had already on my own.
Cheers all the lazy people!
Posted by: Lazy Creative | March 12, 2010 at 10:01 AM
All the lazy people would probably appreciate concept of this blog:
http://supportcreativelaziness.wordpress.com/
Posted by: Lazy Creative | March 12, 2010 at 10:07 AM
Magnifico! just wrote this post and put a link to your video in it Fred!
http://www.outsourcingcontrol.com/the-lazyway-mindset-outsourcing-by-necessity/
thanks for the inspiration!
Mtn Jim
Posted by: Mtn Jim Fisher | June 27, 2010 at 08:24 PM
I loved it! Feeling all warm and happy now for having the true I affirmed as o.k. I really enjoyed the video. Excellent job, My favorite quote was from WC at the end, great line!
Posted by: jobs for international students | April 04, 2011 at 06:15 AM
The movie was Brilliant. You are truly Wise. By the way most "busy "people don´t know that the hardest thing to do in life is to do nothing and just be!
Medhini
Posted by: Medhini | July 02, 2011 at 06:34 AM
i love the video! i enjoy every bits of it and the quotations too, i love how it says that there's a lot of ways to enjoy work.
- Jack Leak
Posted by: Jack's Muscle Building Diets | August 28, 2011 at 12:08 AM
Fred, stumbled upon a blog and had to watch that movie. Very well done. Got a few pleasant chuckles and at least one belly laugh. I needed that. Keep on blogging.
Posted by: Dean Garrison | September 04, 2011 at 08:34 PM
this one was cool...i liked the video...keep uploading this kind of stuff...superlike...
Posted by: Guide to success | December 08, 2011 at 01:02 AM