Making good decisions is hard! Usually, being proactive, quickly assessing outcomes, and thinking on your feet are virtues. However, there are important moments in many of our lives where being patient and reactive (read: lazy and procrastinative) might have protected us from some seriously bad luck and lots of pain.
A handful of the luckiest people on Earth recently shared the disasters they dodged in life because they were too lazy to do something. They’re fascinating to read and a gentle reminder that procrastination and not rushing can accidentally lead to better results… sometimes!