We've made it really really easy to be lazy.
We are automating the hard work of being human. Thinking for ourselves. Feeling. Seeing. Being seen.
When we have a challenge we can choose from 'best practice', "celebrity" comparison, or advice from one form or another of consultant. The problem is that they are not you, with your situation, right here right now. Nor will they suffer the consequences of the actions you take based on their implied or actual recommendation.
For me right now, the ultimate expression of laziness is automated messages on LinkedIn. On our feed it comes up as one of our connections birthday, or promoton, or move - and right underneath are a selection of buttons to click with an automated response. "Wow Bob" "Congratulations" - or whatever. Pressing one of those buttons is a good as sending them a message saying "too busy to bother with you". If this person is really a connection - somebody you want to be connected to, to see and be seen by, do it properly. You may …
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