You've got a friend...

Here's a very important tip for my lazy compatriots...have some friends who are not lazy. Now, this can be difficult because we carry with us a disdain for the over achiever, subtly turning our noses at those folks in the front of the auditorium taking copious notes on the guest lecturer...but let me explain something...while we're doing a crossword puzzle or texting our friends about last night's follies, there's a copious note taker down in the front from whom we're going to need to copy down the road. Believe it or not, some of those front-rowers are very nice people. Try to find something in common with one of them (smoking is a great unifier - you might consider taking it up if you're too lazy to come up with another way to meet someone)...and make your industrious friend laugh while she does your volunteer project for you!