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They certainly have similar symptoms, i.e., difficulty getting oneself to do what one (or at least one's higher brain functions) want to do. If your claim is that they have different underlying causes, I'd like to see what evidence convinced you of this.
Taboo laziness and lack of motivation.
For purpose of this discussion, let's say the similarity cluster that correspond to how those phrases are commonly used.
So, character traits that result in someone choosing not to do something that someone else does, or having a suboptimal outcome?
Or did you refer to a common usage that isn't common between us?
See my description in the great-grandparent:
Did you intend for that to be a subset of cognitive dissonance?
Not quite. Cognitive dissonance carries the connotation that one is engaging in rationalization to avoid facing it.
Not doublethink; the sense of "My observations of what I am doing right now are inconsistent with my decisions regarding what I am going to do right now."