One should judge a man not only by what he chooses to do and what he thinks, but also by the rate at which he is making progress regarding such things.
Tell that to the dope smokers: they are engulfed in perpetual slow-motion 
Maybe it’s not laziness but malaria?
dope smokers get malaria?
can you see the mosquitos on the picket line?
-Imp
I resent this statement. I actually get quite a bit done.
Sure you do 
I’m just teasing you Smears, but only you know if you do (get quite a bit done…)
I can say at least that I’m not the slacker amongst my circle. But then again they are a circle of potheads…
I’m inclined to agree that judging yourself by what you do, think and your own rate of progress in processing and taking action is useful. It can be very easy to get intellectually lazy - especially when getting caught up in the business of rushing about doing “stuff” and therefore feeling very much the opposite of ‘lazy’
However, I don’t think that everyone has the same level of ability… so if others are not making progress as rapidly as you would expect - rather than actually being lazy, perhaps they have a different processing speed (generally necessary as a precursor to thoughtful action) and may in fact be going as fast as they are able. I do think processing speeds can vary at different points in time, for the same individual, and we rarely really know all there is to know about what’s going on for someone else.
I find this thought somewhat helpful in countering frustrations with other people… 
As long as problems and wickednesses exist, progress is the only thing that matters. A person’s thoughts may beget evil if they are father to deeds, but if the person chooses to ignore them and not to act on them, they are only impulses which never last. In this alone I disagree. A person’s thoughts make no difference in his judgement. Only in his actions and the progress he makes.