'I use saran wrap on my plates and utensils so I don't have to wash dishes': 20+ People whose laziness inspired them to get creative

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
May 22, 2025 11:00 AM EDT

The laziest person you know might actually be onto something smart. Just think about it: some people are so lazy in life that they circle back around to being productive or creative-minded. They come up with solutions to problems that other more motivated people might've never thought of. There are plenty of examples of this, but there are also those of us who just get lazy in our own homes, where there's no one to judge us. 

Up next, read about the mom of a 2-year-old and an infant who rallied the entire neighborhood to take down an unfair HOA group: "She spent… a full summer taking down the HOA." 

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  • 01

    "Tell me the laziest thing you've ever done"

    Dirk @ttneigh This was when I was really young but one time I was eating a Rice Krispie and I really didn't wanna get up or move so I ate the wrapper and since you can't plastic really chew through that I kinda just swallowed it whole.
    via @ttneigh
  • 02
    Meme Machine @XMemeMachine Used to have one of those 'clap on, clap off' lights in my room. I hated clapping so I just made an audio recording of me clapping and mapped it to one of the programmable keys on my keyboard.
    via @XMemeMachine
  • 03
    Kastopolous @The1TrueFreeMan Sometimes I'm too lazy to wait for the elevator so I'll take the stairs instead
    via @The1TrueFreeMan
  • 04

    This is something else

    Ed McQue @EdMcque Microwaved a mug of coffee. Handle was sitting away from me when it finished so i hit the timer for 4 more seconds to turn the mug around.
    via @EdMcque
  • 05
    Bella @reallubella I once bought a digital copy of a playstation game I already owned the physical copy of because I was too lazy to get out of my chair and get the disc.
    via @reallubella
  • 06
    Zak @MFantasticxx Let my phone di in my hand when the charger was, im not lying, sat about a foot away from me.
    via @MFantasticxx
  • 07
    Notion @NotionDCarnate Instead of cutting vegetables I bite little pieces of them off and blow it in a pot
    via @NotionDCarnate
  • 08
    Jose Almeida @Jose_Almeida_PT Always eating the entire apple cores so i dont have to go to the trashcan
    via @Jose_Almeida_PT
  • 09

    I understand them, they're doing everything right

    6Q @SixQueue I've bought about a half dozen phone chargers & 3 computer chargers, so I can leave them plugged in everywhere instead of moving them. 6 remotes for my 3 aircons. I also keep a mini fridge by every bed I sleep in so I don't have to get up to get water.
    via @SixQueue
  • 10
    DallasSportsGuy @DallasSportsGui My desk is 4 feet away from my nightstand where I keep my tv remote and I got tired of getting up to get the remote so I just bought another remote to keep on the desk
    via @DallasSportsGui
  • 11
    desertqueen @desertnonsense I'll regularly buy ebooks of books I already own a physical copy of just to avoid getting up to both get the book and turn on the light
    via @desertnonsense
  • 12
    Azra'ee@70yrsold... @Azraee70yrsold When I was in college, I used Saran wrap on my plates and utensils so I don't have to wash dishes. After a meal, I just add more saran wraps because I was too lazy to throw the dirty wrap
    via @Azraee70yrsold
  • 13
    tino=3 @pettyblood_ during peak depre s on i couldn't make my bed. i slept bare mattress style on top a blanket that i folded over myself like a sleeping bag. the other half of my bed was dedicated to my laptop
    via @pettyblood_
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  • 15
    twi || comms open ag... @Outnthetwilight i downloaded an alarm clock app that forces me to solve puzzles in order to stop the alarm and dis ed the snooze button. now every morning, half asleep, I go into my settings, apps, then force stop the app so the alarm stops ringing.
    via @0utnthetwilight
  • 16
    Artello @Artello7 When I was a kid, I used to eat starbursts in the wrapper because I couldn't be bothered to open them. My mum was livid when she found out, so they never bought them for me again hahah
    via @Artello7
  • 17
    Plastic Evader @plasticevader I started eating raw eggs regularly almost exclusively because I didn't want to heat up up the water to boil them. Most of my calories come from eggs.
    via @plasticevader
  • 18
    Dazai Osamu Of She... @_UsedCvnt Never change my bedsheets unless I've spilt some coffee or monster on it since they're the only drinks that i care about getting on my bed,,, if its water ill just let it dry, also idgaf about chocolate or crumbs getting on my bed i just ignore them and go back to what im doing
    via @_UsedCvnt
  • 19
    charlie @charliehendo_ anyone who uses grok or chatgpt for anything. use your own brain. research things. what happened to just having think.
    via @charliehendo_
  • 20
    CowWithAHoodie @WithCow16356 Eight months. No shower. No job. Didn't leave the house. Wasted over $6,000 on fast food almost every single day for the duration of it. I only played video games, never cleaned my trash or my house. The bare minimum I did was keep my cat and myself fed and watered.
    via @WithCow16356
  • 21
    EVA @iodotgov i had a huge pile of gum on my headboard because i didnt want to get out of bed to throw it away when i was done
    via @iodotgov
  • 22
    kurikai @Bigtoe_65 Put the clean clothes back in the laundry so you don't have to fold them
    via @Bigtoe_65
  • 23

    Numerous people mentioned that they did this... I mean, your phone is always in your hand, so you may as well try this!

    Slimey Rulz!!! @Stephen45532051 I once downloaded a TV remote app on my phone because the actual remote was across the room
    via @Stephen45532051
  • 24
    Aster @astaramongflora When I had a loft bed, I had a pretty tall dresser next to it that was about half the height of the bed. Instead of going down the ladder to pick up something I'd put on it, I'd hook my legs around the post and use gymnastics to lean down and grab something
    via @astaramongflora
  • 25
    Idiotmold @idiotmold I was lazy to scroll down on my phone so I instead called my boyfriend to call my mom, because I knew she'd phone me instantly (he doesn't call her at all)
    via @idiotmold
  • 26
    super villain @joweebananas I lived around the corner from a pizza shop. Literal 30 second walk, still had them deliver the pizza.
    via @joweebananas
  • 27

    When you have money, you never appreciate it

    yu @yukikogamt Once I threw a pan away instead of washing it. Now I'm panless and broke. Which means I can't buy a new one.
    via @yukikogamt
  • 28

    This is that type of laziness that makes you creative!

    Spider @itspideykid I learned how to use chopsticks cuz I ordered Chinese takeout and I was already sitting down without a fork and didn't want to get back up to go get one
    via @itspideykid

    They got a new (and very useful) skill out of their desire to sit down and eat their food uninterrupted. 

  • 29
    della @stgreattrain You know those small rubber bands that you get on your braces? One night, I felt my jaw kinda hurt and ache, so I pushed them loose w my tongue because I didn't feel like picking them out with my fingers and then throwing them away so I swallowed them.
    via @stgreattrain
  • 30
    Pyra @headcanonsfreak I stopped adding sugar to coffee, because I was too lazy to take a tea spoon form a shelf, use it and put in a dishwasher (I hated the taste when there was no sugar, but I got used to it)
    via @headcanonsfreak
  • 31
    missmiss @missmisspuff I moved into my apartment 5 years ago and I still haven't unpacked
    via @missmisspuff
  • 32
    MINN @Minn2x Didn't want to get the printer out of the closet cuz it was behind a lot of stuff. So I just ordered a new one and waited 3 days.
    via @Minn2x
  • 33
    pentrikvlt ⚫0 @pentrikvlt this isn't my story but a guy i was playing. WoW with had to abruptly leave because he lost a tooth eating a frozen tv dinner because he was too lazy to microwave it. we were talking on vent and he was crunching frozen noodles while talking and then ended up chewing up his tooth
    via @pentrikvlt
  • 34
    Eve @AudioEve Paid my brothers to refill my water bottle for me for 4 months straight. Literally just a dollar any time I wanted it
    via @AudioEve

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