Most teen's are lazy, a lot don't give a shit and think that the world will hand everything to them on a platter. My friend's and I tend to do a lot of work, trying to prepare for the work load that will come in University
Are teens lazy?
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The laziness stems more from the self entitlement lots of teenagers are guilty of. Both my brothers are guilty of this (which is odd, since I was never like that) . However, I know a lot of teens who are hard workers and don't seem to think the world owes them favors.
I suppose for a lot of teens, its not a matter of laziness (as in, I want to sit here and do nothing). It's more that they want spend their time doing what they want to do, and working isn't often in that category.
I suppose for a lot of teens, its not a matter of laziness (as in, I want to sit here and do nothing). It's more that they want spend their time doing what they want to do, and working isn't often in that category.
Admittedly, I was pretty lazy in my teenage years. Going to university and finally being on my own for a change put an end to that.
Not that university is a motivator for everyone. I had a roommate who regularly missed class because he was too busy sleeping until 3pm, or browsing the web, or playing his Wii. His academic adviser actually contacted me and the other roommates a few times, always pleading for us to get him to go to class before he failed everything (this was our second semester of senior year too). He ended up not graduating with us and letting his parents foot the bill for another year at the school... all because he didn't feel like going to class...
Not that university is a motivator for everyone. I had a roommate who regularly missed class because he was too busy sleeping until 3pm, or browsing the web, or playing his Wii. His academic adviser actually contacted me and the other roommates a few times, always pleading for us to get him to go to class before he failed everything (this was our second semester of senior year too). He ended up not graduating with us and letting his parents foot the bill for another year at the school... all because he didn't feel like going to class...
Teenagers may be lazy, I am unsure. Nevertheless a better term or description I think would be "mentally underdeveloped" or "developing" if the first term offends you. If there is truth to the laziness accusation it may be a symptom of this mental underdevelopment.
They can be, but our flaws are grossly over exaggerated by the media. This is frustrating, but we've all been through it and learn to deal with it.
Of course some are others aren't, really I think the issue stems more from really not being interested in or wanting to do certain activities. I'm 23 and a college student there are certain classes where it's a real struggle to get the work done because I find it boring or pointless I'm also one of the best employees at my job and bust my ass in other classes, so I'm not really lazy just unmotivated to do certain things I think it's the same with teens except those things tend to involve a lot of tasks others ask them to complete.
so what your essentially saying is that the BEST time in our lives to reach our potential..comes at a time where we often dont (or cant) look that far ahead or give a crapisometry said:
....what a gyp...guess I'm gonna stay mediocre forever :/ (I kid..Im not that emo)
Well, the majority of teens in the wide world are one of the main providers for their family.
If you want to talk about, say, Western teens on the other hand... they suck.
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If you want to talk about, say, Western teens on the other hand... they suck.
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It's not a teenager thing, it's a people thing. Everyone's lazy by nature - we're hardwired to prefer the route of least resistance. Alas, teenagers often still have the choice to just sit back instead of working their asses off to provide for themselves and/or a family, like adults typically do.
. While it is a lie to say no teenagers are lazy, it's even worse to say they're lazy in general. Academics and doing chores isn't the only aspect of a teen's life that should determine laziness.
No, well no more than anyone really. It's just that in today's society, it is possible for a teen to be lazy more easily than an adult. But it depends on the person, you can't generalize.
I think you really can't tell if someone is lazy as a teenager because they are stuck in the education system and most of them don't want to be there they want to be enjoying the best years of their life. Once they have left school its easier to tell for example a friend of mine left school and college with really good grades whereas I left with average grades looking at that you would say I put in less work and was lazier. However since we have left education he has only managed to get a part time job in a supermarket despite the fact he wants to be a film director and in 2 years he has only made one bad 2 minute film but me on the other hand I have had 2 full time jobs I very nearly ended up with an apprenticeship but was turned down because I was too old and now I am applying to go into the military therefore it would appear that he is the lazy one not me.
I have teenage kids.
They rarely surface from their pits before the afternoon when they don't have school/university.
Getting them to clean their rooms is like getting blood from a stone.
My friends teenage kids are the same.
Not saying all teenagers are but some most certainly are.
But adults are just the same. When I don't have any work to do I won't do anything. I sit in front of my PC or PS3 and vegetate for the day.
They rarely surface from their pits before the afternoon when they don't have school/university.
Getting them to clean their rooms is like getting blood from a stone.
My friends teenage kids are the same.
Not saying all teenagers are but some most certainly are.
But adults are just the same. When I don't have any work to do I won't do anything. I sit in front of my PC or PS3 and vegetate for the day.
Yes. But only when it comes to things we don't want to engage in. If it's exciting and/or interesting most teenagers are very energetic about it. I, for example, would require massive incentive to do something like mow the lawn or do homework, but if it was to play a gig for a band I'd be all over it.