eli5: Why do we always get strong urge to be lazy if its better for the brain to be active

Question

I mean its so much better for the brain to be active working doing useful things stimulating your brain or working out, we all have a reward system and everytime we finish a task we feel a sense of accomplishment but everytime you should be doing something that you know will feel good in the end you just get this urge of doing nothing today and just relaxing,
shouldnt our brain be chasing this sense of accomplishment? Where does this feeling come from

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Answer 1

I believe I read somewhere that it sometimes has to do with procrastination. You’re brain isn’t willing to commit to the unpleasantness of whatever task you have to do, so it decides to avoid it by choosing laziness. So, even though the harder tasks often reap greater rewards, it’s the *process* of getting that reward that our brains hate and try to avoid.