How true is the statement "give a lazy man a difficult task and he will accomplish it in a simple and lazy manner"?
I remember a certain anime upon reading this question. It's called "Hyouka". In that anime, the main character named Oreki is an "energy conservative" kind of guy. I wonder if energy conservative is the politically correct term for lazy.
Anyway, in that anime, he and the other members of his club try to solve various mysteries lurking around their school. So him, being an energy conservative type of dude, usually find really easy ways to solve cases.
I believe it's applicable in real life. If you hate doing tedious tasks, you tend to find easier ways to accomplish it. However, if you're really lazy and just want to lay down the whole time, I doubt you could accomplish anything.
Sometimes, people need some push from others... they need a certain urge or some sense of emergence to really get up and do something. :) But if you're energy conservative just like the character in the anime, you'd really find easier ways to accomplish your goals.. :)