You’re not lazy

Lazy doesn't lie awake at night thinking about the thing it didn't do.

I spent most of my life believing I was lazy.

Teachers and bosses often told me I wasn’t “living up to my potential” or that I needed to “apply myself” or “try harder”.

I didn’t really know how to do any of that. I just knew something was wrong. Wrong with me. No matter what I tried, I always seemed to be falling short of everyone else’s expectations.

I ne…