{"id":1700,"date":"2017-02-01T11:21:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T08:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danieliusg.lt\/?p=1700"},"modified":"2021-10-02T00:19:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T21:19:44","slug":"tinginio-manifestas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/uzrasai\/en\/2017\/lazy-manifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"What will you find inside The Lazy Manifesto?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\">Goal of the day: <a style=\"border: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/uzrasai\/en\/issukis-365\/\">365 words<\/a>. Written: <b>668<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.15em;\">Do you know the saying \"The lazy man's bread cries\"?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That's not what I think. \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Not only do I not think, but I am convinced that laziness is one of the most human and best feelings we can experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>However, laziness helped me:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience the most fantastic summers of your life.<\/li>\n<li>Create the best Cloud articles.<\/li>\n<li>To meet the girl of my dreams when I didn't expect it at all.<\/li>\n<li>Read more than 50 books in 2016 alone.<\/li>\n<li>Getting back on good terms with your mother.<\/li>\n<li>Publish your first book.<\/li>\n<li>...And more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How much more? Well, you know. You see how many challenges and activities I come up with and overcome. <\/p>\n<p><b>All this only through deliberate laziness.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>Deliberate laziness?<\/h2>\n<p>When I graduated from Kaunas Maironis Gymnasium in the 12th grade, my parents told me that now I had to work and study hard. When I was studying, my grandparents told me that I had to take everything from my studies that they would give me: to take advantage of the lower fees, to learn all the lectures, to get to know all the teachers...<\/p>\n<p>When I first became interested in self-care, I was told that I had to get the most out of life. <b>To be able to do everything, in every way, all the time.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This has become akin to calling for a new European emperor.<\/p>\n<p>I now sincerely believe that it is more important to <b>focus.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Not to extend our empire across the ENTIRE Eurasia of self-education, works, achievements, relationships, objects and life... But to establish ourselves <b>at the beautiful<\/b> <b>In the Alps<\/b> and live in them, enjoying a productive routine.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy life and do the things you love. To be lazy voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">With focus, I now achieve more. And I believe that those who are distracted are just wasting their attention, as I was.<\/p>\n<p>When I am offered to travel, I now refuse, because I find it more enjoyable and important to write. When I am offered to join another project, I refuse because I already have a blog, the cloud people and, of course, you. And I survive all this. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">When he offers to try another magic time-planning system - I refuse because my laziness <b>it just works.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Six years ago, I was lucky enough to accidentally become interested in a different kind of life and to see some new ways of looking at life:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>When I discovered the Roman philosopher Seneca, I had the idea that maybe we don't need much to be happy.<\/li>\n<li>When I went up to the Indian sage Buddha, I found similar thoughts, but more purified into happiness, no matter what the situation.<\/li>\n<li>And when I went online, I found the Minimalism movement... Which, I realised, was made for me. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Minimalism is a way of life where you choose what's most important to you and enjoy it. You live peacefully. Focused.<\/p>\n<p><b>...Because children who wander from one toy to the next rarely get anywhere.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>From one activity to another. From one job to another. From one loved one, TV show, blog, hobby, dream... to another. Endlessly.<\/p>\n<p>I guess you know what I mean?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is this concentration, this peace, this freedom to live - this <strong>Deliberate laziness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14845\" src=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/uzrasai\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/10\/ka-rasi-tinginio-manifesto-viduje.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"367\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>\"In the Lazy Manifesto, I've selected the best tools for your Deliberate Laziness<\/h2>\n<p>One year and one month ago, in December 2015, I disconnected from the internet for a whole month. And during that time, I put my experiences, ideas and practices into <b>\"The Sloth Manifesto\".<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(A manifesto is a genre of work in which you announce your views to the world and invite others to join in.)<\/p>\n<p>Then I showed my work to these people:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the philosopher of positivity <b>Martynas Valtinakis<\/b> From <a href=\"https:\/\/valtininkas.lt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boatman<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>For a coaching specialist <b>Povilas Petrauskas<\/b> from the Baltic Coaching Centre;<\/li>\n<li>For the lifestyle architect <b>Linas Matulis<\/b> from SuperTribe;<\/li>\n<li>Author of books on productivity <b>Martynas Jocius<\/b> From <a href=\"https:\/\/virsmai.lt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surfaces<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>For psychologists <b>Rasai Venckutei<\/b> From <a href=\"https:\/\/dziaugiuosisavimi.lt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I am happy with Myself<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>...And several other prolific authors. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gift after <b>9 working months,<\/b> In August 2016, I had already finished a book on simplicity, productivity, the philosophy of a peaceful life and the practical techniques of Conscious Laziness that I use myself.<\/p>\n<p>Here is one of the responses I received from Simas Bal\u010di\u016bnas, author of the blog Raumeningas Protas:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>\"It's like the Lithuanian Tim Ferriss \"4 hour week\",<br \/>\nbut with more laziness and humour.\"<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Which is exactly what I wanted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Share practices for a more positive life;<\/li>\n<li>Add productivity and busting myths of laziness;<\/li>\n<li>Write in easy words;<\/li>\n<li>Complemented by research;<\/li>\n<li>Don't expand just because of the number of words;<\/li>\n<li>And most importantly, to write usefully.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/audioteka.com\/lt\/audiobook\/tinginio-manifestas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">And I also recorded the book with my voice in the studio (you can listen to an excerpt here!)<\/a>, I have added illustrations and three interviews with Lithuanians enjoying their lazy lives!<\/p>\n<h2>Can I read extracts from the book?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, of course! <\/p>\n<p><b>1) <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TM-istrauka-12-24-psl.pdf\"><b>The first passage of the Lazy Man Manifesto.<\/b><\/a> This is the part from page 12 to page 24. In it you will discover my views on Conscious Laziness and what we really need.<\/p>\n<p><b>2) <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/TM-istrauka-32-45-psl.pdf\"><b>The second passage of the Lazy Man Manifesto.<\/b><\/a> This is the part from page 32 to page 45. Here you will discover what research says about laziness and its benefits (or maybe not?).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/uzrasai\/en\/tinginio-manifestas\/\">Read the book tomorrow if you subscribe today.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your slacker,<br \/>\n<strong>Debesyla<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\">Goal of the day: <a style=\"border: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/debesyla.lt\/uzrasai\/en\/issukis-365\/\">365 words<\/a>. 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