What holds many people back from taking initiative is not laziness. It's fear.
Inaction breeds rumination and feeds anxiety. Action builds momentum and fuels confidence.
Some ideas won't work. Some people will say no. But in the long run, it's better to fail than to fail to try.
a major enhancement to life is the ability to feel attraction and simply enjoy it without feeling compelled to grasp or pursue the object of one’s attraction. i think a lot of people would relax a great deal if they honed their ability to feel desire, even savor it, without needing to act it out.