Laziness

A heavy reluctance to expend effort.

Family Negative
Valence neutral
Arousal deactivated
Intensity Gentle
Opposite Motivation

A heavy reluctance to expend effort. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where laziness lives in the body

Arms
Heavy, unused
Withdrawn
Legs
Weak, unable to move
Withdrawn
Head
Foggy, vacant
Withdrawn

Related emotions

ApathyCognitive familyLanguorMixed familyExhaustionNegative familyMotivationThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for laziness. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.