Comments on: Being Lazy by doing too much http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html swissmiss is a design blog and studio run by Tina Roth Eisenberg, a 'swiss designer gone NYC'. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: zuango http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-35386 zuango Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:16:56 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-35386 great thoughts! thanks great thoughts! thanks

]]> By: R http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-34765 R Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:27:48 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-34765 Just wanted to note...his name is actually spelled "Rinpoche." This is a quote from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Just wanted to note…his name is actually spelled “Rinpoche.” This is a quote from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.

]]> By: Ted http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-34546 Ted Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:14:15 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-34546 Damn you twitter. Damn you blogs. Damn you iphone. I can't put you down -- and it's all your fault! I'm a compulsive infoholic. Anyway, I need to get back to read the news. Damn you twitter.
Damn you blogs.
Damn you iphone.

I can’t put you down –
and it’s all your fault!

I’m a compulsive infoholic.

Anyway, I need to get back
to read the news.

]]> By: Amanda http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-34275 Amanda Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:11:21 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-34275 That is so sage. I'm having experiences in my life right now that directly relate to the wisdom of those words. Love it. That is so sage. I’m having experiences in my life right now that directly relate to the wisdom of those words.

Love it.

]]> By: ian http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-34257 ian Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:11:30 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-34257 Probably, East loves Western philosophy and West loves Eastern Philosophy. Greed is greener in neighbour garden. Anyway, there is also a southern hilosophy and a northern philosophy. Means that west-northen are having a terrible life. Probably, East loves Western philosophy and West loves Eastern Philosophy. Greed is greener in neighbour garden. Anyway, there is also a southern hilosophy and a northern philosophy. Means that west-northen are having a terrible life.

]]> By: Hillsy http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-34179 Hillsy Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:09:24 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-34179 This is such an interesting quote. I just spent all day "relaxing" by working on the computer. I liked Douglas' comment about blog postings. Sometimes I'm tempted to post a picture without any comment or explanation- I hate when blogs do that though. This is such an interesting quote. I just spent all day “relaxing” by working on the computer.

I liked Douglas’ comment about blog postings. Sometimes I’m tempted to post a picture without any comment or explanation- I hate when blogs do that though.

]]> By: Cardzrool http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-34110 Cardzrool Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:41:50 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-34110 I love Eastern philosophy. This is yet another gem worth remembering. I love Eastern philosophy. This is yet another gem worth remembering.

]]> By: Dima Nikolaev http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-34066 Dima Nikolaev Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:36:48 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-34066 West has a word for it's laziness - procrastination. West has a word for it’s laziness – procrastination.

]]> By: Douglas Bonneville http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33977 Douglas Bonneville Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:42:59 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33977 RDworkin: I think you missed a big "NOT" in there. The eastern "hanging out in the sun" is synonymous with the wester NOT "confronting real issues". Take a second read...the western method is lambasted for being too lazy to break out of frivolity that looks like real busy-ness but is not. RDworkin: I think you missed a big “NOT” in there. The eastern “hanging out in the sun” is synonymous with the wester NOT “confronting real issues”. Take a second read…the western method is lambasted for being too lazy to break out of frivolity that looks like real busy-ness but is not.

]]> By: RDworkin http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33975 RDworkin Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:38:31 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33975 So "hanging out all day in the sun, doing nothing, avoiding any kind of work or useful activity, drinking cups of tea, listening to Hindi film music blaring on the radio, and gossiping with friends" is synonymous with "confront[ing] the real issues"? Right. What a ridiculous (and rather Orientalist) stereotype of the diversity of culture. When I think about what to do with my spare time, am I copying the "Eastern" method, or doing something wrong? Telling people to chill out is hardly a new idea. So “hanging out all day in the sun, doing nothing, avoiding any kind of work or useful activity, drinking cups of tea, listening to Hindi film music blaring on the radio, and gossiping with friends” is synonymous with “confront[ing] the real issues”? Right.

What a ridiculous (and rather Orientalist) stereotype of the diversity of culture. When I think about what to do with my spare time, am I copying the “Eastern” method, or doing something wrong? Telling people to chill out is hardly a new idea.

]]> By: Helena http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33958 Helena Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:45:53 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33958 ...well, I definitely know which type is more fun. …well, I definitely know which type is more fun.

]]> By: Marisa and Creative Thursday http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33956 Marisa and Creative Thursday Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:29:22 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33956 so true so true

]]> By: margeSchiller http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33947 margeSchiller Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:34:29 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33947 BRILLIANT! Am I a human doing or a human being or, as my sister once imagined, a "human bean"? BRILLIANT!

Am I a human doing or a human being or, as my sister once imagined, a “human bean”?

]]> By: Nick Smith http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33940 Nick Smith Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:33:40 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33940 This is going on my wall. This is going on my wall.

]]> By: B http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33936 B Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:20:18 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33936 This is really making me think about what I do with my time! This is really making me think about what I do with my time!

]]> By: Kristofer Layon http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33935 Kristofer Layon Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:18:16 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33935 Sad but true. And I not only see this being true all of the time and all around me, I even see compulsive activity breaking up relationships and families. In fact, I have close friends who have had their marriages destroyed by being so busy that they never placed their own relationships at a high enough priority. Very sad. And the other moral there is: with children, don't ever let them take up all of your time either! Children are wonderful and need our time (of course!), but they're not the top reason you choose to spend the rest of your life with another person. Your married / committed relationship is still the *top* priority. Designers need to keep relationships (personal and professional) at the top of their priority lists more than anyone. The value of our work is not always what's visible. Sad but true. And I not only see this being true all of the time and all around me, I even see compulsive activity breaking up relationships and families. In fact, I have close friends who have had their marriages destroyed by being so busy that they never placed their own relationships at a high enough priority. Very sad.

And the other moral there is: with children, don’t ever let them take up all of your time either! Children are wonderful and need our time (of course!), but they’re not the top reason you choose to spend the rest of your life with another person. Your married / committed relationship is still the *top* priority.

Designers need to keep relationships (personal and professional) at the top of their priority lists more than anyone. The value of our work is not always what’s visible.

]]> By: Douglas Bonneville http://www.swiss-miss.com/2009/10/being-lazy-by-doing-too-much.html#comment-33932 Douglas Bonneville Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:07:41 +0000 http://www.swiss-miss.com/?p=18019#comment-33932 Ouch. I saw the headline and thought instantly about blogging and graphic design. I thought "I'm busted", worrying about lot's of posts instead of quality posts, which translated, means it's easier to put out several "lite" posts than do the hard work of putting out one good quality post for the same quality of time. The "lazy by doing too much" is in essence what the quote it - not taking the time to think through what should be done the most and the best, as opposed to doing what is easy but maybe really doesn't need to be done. For me, it's easy to get distracted by interesting non-essentials because the more mundane essentials are harder work. But alas, we cannot escape the value of real work and the asking of hard questions. And I wonder if it's better to sit in the sun with tea, than to be engaged in meaningless non-essential work...I have to think about this!! Ouch. I saw the headline and thought instantly about blogging and graphic design. I thought “I’m busted”, worrying about lot’s of posts instead of quality posts, which translated, means it’s easier to put out several “lite” posts than do the hard work of putting out one good quality post for the same quality of time. The “lazy by doing too much” is in essence what the quote it – not taking the time to think through what should be done the most and the best, as opposed to doing what is easy but maybe really doesn’t need to be done.

For me, it’s easy to get distracted by interesting non-essentials because the more mundane essentials are harder work. But alas, we cannot escape the value of real work and the asking of hard questions. And I wonder if it’s better to sit in the sun with tea, than to be engaged in meaningless non-essential work…I have to think about this!!

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