Be Lazier

6 Tips For Lazy Workers

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:00:30 +0000

CNN gives some tips for lazy workers to get ahead although they really seem like ways for lazy workers to get even lazier. The name of this site is Be Lazier so I guess it’s a perfect match.

E-mail can wait. No, really, it can. You don’t have to answer an e-mail the moment it pops up on your screen. < It can? Well fine then, I’ll just let the inbox pile up.
Saying ‘no’ won’t get you fired. If you’re drowning in work, however, telling co-workers that you just can’t get to their request right now won’t necessarily hurt you. < If you’re lazy you probably aren’t overloaded with work as it is.
Don’t multitask. The ability to simultaneously talk on the phone, send an e-mail and heat up the meatballs for the monthly potluck is an admirable quality but not necessarily the most beneficial. < Meatballs?
Give yourself a break. Literally, just get away from work for five minutes. Take a walk around the floor or step outside for some fresh air. < Lazy people have this down to an art. Walk around all you want and make the most mundane tasks take twice as long as they need to.
Don’t eat lunch at your desk. Eating at your desk can be an occasional necessity, either because you’re close to a deadline or you’re in a productive zone that you don’t want to interrupt. < Besides, you can watch reruns of He-Man on Hulu while you’re on the clock.
Schedule some “me” time. Go into your calendar and block off a period of time for whatever work you need to do without interruption. Treat that time as if it were an important appointment with your boss and consider it non-negotiable. If someone tries to schedule a meeting with you, tell him or her that you’re busy but can try for another time. < Or just schedule some “no meetings” time where you can take a nap.

Seems like lazy and work go hand in hand.

[photo by: greghartmann]

The Lazy Environmentalist Shares Tips From His Book

H1N1 May Kill You But A Good Excuse For A Week Off

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:00:22 +0000

According to MSN, you can take the hysteria about the swine flu (H1N1) and use it in your favor to take up to a week off from work. Even if you’ve already called in “sick” this flu season, fudging the truth with some H1N1 might give you the time you need for a break or to have some fun.’

The ploy worked for one twentysomething New Yorker, looking to get a day off work. “My brother goes to a school that had been hit really hard, and since I visited him, it was completely plausible I could get it,” says Jessica, who works in ad sales. (She didn’t want her last name used to protect her secret identity as a swine flu faker.)

“The truth of the matter was that it was a Friday, and I was nursing a serious hangover,” she continues. “Things really backfired on me, though — I work at the same company as a family friend. He called my parents saying he hoped I was feeling OK. They drove an hour to take care of me at my apartment. I had to do a full-on acting job for two full days.”

By the way – when did “twentysomething” become a word? Regardless don’t be stupid and take the day off with your friends, unlike this “twentysomething” who worried her parents half to death – and forcing them to take time off from work. Maybe that’s contagious too.

[photo by: Ben Chau]

No related posts.

The Cruzin Cooler Combines What You Think It Does

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:10 +0000

It’s a real product and there are 8 models with start from $399.00.

The Cruzin Cooler via the Consumerist.

Cool Your Beer, Bitches, and Butts With The E20 Aluminum Locking Cooler

HideTab Firefox Extension A Good Way To Be Shady and Lazy At Work

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:22 +0000

Discretely waste time on the Internet by automatically hiding your time-wasting Firefox tabs with the great little plugin, HideTab. The plugin lets you select which (or all) of the Firefox tabs you want to hide so the next time your boss walks by he won’t notice you surfing science-fiction websites or reading the latest sports scores.

Clicking the HideTab button at the bottom right of the browser will hide any of the tabs with websites you’ve designated at time wasters. The little icon will turn red whenever there are any tabs being hidden. You can also set a default “kosher” page to open when you hide one or more tabs. HideTab is easy to use and a quick install for Firefox only.

Naps Good For Your Heart Lazy Heart Too

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:43 +0000

We know now that napping helps improve memory, keeps children from getting fat, and that daydreaming can help your creativity. According to Real Age being lazy and taking a nap can also lower the amount of calcium deposits in your arteries.

In fact, getting an ideal amount of sleep could help keep plaques from forming in your coronary arteries. And that means less risk of heart disease and heart attacks.

While I don’t think taking naps is a sign of laziness since you’re brain works almost as hard when you’re asleep as when you’re awake, make sure you’re getting the most out of those small breaks. A good amount of sleep is good for you heart in other ways too since getting the right amount makes your husband or wife less annoying.

[photo by: Darwin Bell]

How Laziness Costs You And How To Pay It Back With Laziness

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:00:31 +0000

Laziness is usually a great way to save money but Forbes Magazine published an article over the summer about how laziness is costing you. Forbes’ solution is to do more work to but of course the easiest and best solution is to get lazier. You see, working hard and then being lazy is costly, but if you start out lazy you’ll save time and money in the long run.

Not Choosing The Best Rate On Your Savings Account – Go to BankRate and find out where the best 1 year CD rate is and invest there. Even if you don’t feel like if you’ve got enough savings to worry about interest rates you can’t be that lazy.
Not Opening A Retirement Fund – Of course it all depends on what you do with that money but it’s usually not laziness that prevents people from contributing. It’s greed (or wanting a few extra bucks per paycheck).
Not Sending In Rebate Offers – Why not find better ways to save right off the bat like buying refurbished, waiting for price cuts before new products are ordered, or just not buying that third iPhone.
Not Paying Attention to 0% Deadlines – Don’t use credit. If you can’t afford it don’t buy it.
Waiting To The Last Minute To Send Mail – We’ve all done it so instead of mailing some documents, send them as an electronic fax from home. FaxZero has very cheap rates.
Not Taking Advantage of Corporate Wellness Incentives – Companies pay you to sit in a room and ignore what they’re trying to teach you. That’s not lazy?
Not Negotiating – Ok, no argument here.
Oversleeping – Improved memory is one reason to take a nap and daydreaming can help increase creativity so spread out your sleeping throughout the day.

In addition to this list here are 9 ways to save money instantly without doing anything…take that Forbes!

[photo by: star5112]

Mislabel Your Keys For Better Home Security

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:00:06 +0000

You can increase the security of your home easily by labeling your keys incorrectly. Attaching the label “shed” to your house key will frustrated anyone who finds the keys you’ve lost or takes them from you. Atworst you’ll have some added time to replace the locks.

If you are unfortunate enough to get robbed, mislabeling things might help hide important documents and other valuables. It’s a good idea to mislabel all sorts of things like envolopes, folders, and cabinets too. Theives are often pressed for time and the more you can stall or prolong their stay during a theft the better your chances they’ll be caught.

Anything associated with children – toys, books, clothing is a great place to hide extra money, important documents since studies have shown those are the last places crooks look.

Just don’t mislabel everything so that you can’t find your passport or unlock your front door.

[photo by: alykat]

8 Ways To Save Time At Home

A Cheap Sprinkler

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:00:24 +0000

Looks pretty easy to set up too.

[photo from: ThereIFixedIt.com]

No related posts.

Avoid Embarrassing Blog Title Spelling Mistakes With A Firefox Tweak

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:23 +0000

We’ve all hit ‘publish’ on great and not-so-great blog posts only to read them the next day with misspelled titles. The problem is by the time you’ve caught it yourself a bunch of people have left comments about it and your permalinks are all screwed up.

Luckily, Firefox makes adding spell check to input fields (like your Wordpress blog title) an easy tweak.

Open Firefox.
Type “about:config” in the address bar.
You’ll be warned about voiding your warranty. Good thing Firefox doesn’t have one, click “I’ll be careful, I promise!”.
Scroll down to layout.spellcheckDefault and double-click. Change the value to 2 and click OK.

There, now you’re done. Your input fields will now have the helpful read line underneath them when you misspell words in both your blog text area and input titles.

Sitting On A Ball At Work, Good For Your Back Bad For Your Butt

Mr. Lazy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:24 +0000

As demonstrated in the video below by technology writer Leo Laporte who sits on one while he records his podcasts.

At least he recovered pretty quickly.