Why Summer Makes Us Lazy By Maria Konnikovo
“Summer really does tend to be a time of reduced productivity. Our brains do, figuratively, wilt,” argues Maria Konnikova in “Why Summer Makes Us Lazy.” She asserts that bad weather improves productivity, while a hot weather can reduce attention and energy. While I agree that summer can make us lazy because of ideas of leisure, I disagree that bad weather can increase productivity because, when it is raining hard, I actually prefer to sleep than work.
I agree that summer can decrease productivity when people think of leisure and feel lower energy and attention, but it is not always true that bad weather boosts productivity when it may result in sleepiness. Konnikova provides a study in which students were less productive after seeing “pleasant
I agree that summer can decrease productivity when people think of leisure and feel lower energy and attention, but it is not always true that bad weather boosts productivity when it may result in sleepiness. Konnikova provides a study in which students were less productive after seeing “pleasant