Laziness is the mother of invention

Lazy or efficient?

From one of the funniest ADHD (and my daughter’s favourite) stars of YouTube, nigahiga, on the primary and smartest driver for invention and change – laziness.
  • Why would anyone invent a washing machine if they enjoy doing the washing?
  • Why would anyone develop an electric pepper mill if it wasn’t so exhausting twisting the top backwards and forward
  • What is the point in hard work when you can invent short-cuts or outsource the task to someone else?
ADHD Coach, Andrew Lewis

Andrew Lewis

Andrew Lewis is an ADHD Coach, writer and founder of SimplyWellbeing. He has over 10,000 hours and 15 years of experience in coaching hundreds of ADHD executives, business professionals and creatives, and previously running a large ADHD support group and an ADHD diagnostic clinic. His business expertise comes from a twenty years career in software, from programming, through marketing, sales and running a few start-ups. His ADHD insight is personal, with decades understanding his own ADHD experience and in bringing up his ADHD daughter. He has published his writing primarily via this website, with interactive ADHD courses in development.

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