https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/articles/busting-myths-about-laziness-at-work
Dr Devon Price is a social psychologist and the author of Laziness Does Not Exist. In this interview he says:
The laziness lie is deeply embedded in the very foundation of the United States. The value of hard work and the evils of sloth are baked into our national myths and our shared value system….It was very important to the colonies’ wealthy and enslaving class that they find a way to motivate enslaved people to work hard, despite the fact that enslaved people had nothing to gain from it. One powerful way to do so was through religious teachings and indoctrination.
How has the shame and fear around laziness affected your work-life balance?