When Laziness is an Asset

Just came across an interesting take on laziness in the book that I'm reading. 

"My laziness, he claims, means I only work on questions that are intriguing enough to overcome this default tendency of avoiding work. Only Danny could turn my laziness into an asset."

It made me reflect upon how one does tend to procrastinate for hours till something necessitates that the work be done. The immediate cause is mostly an upcoming deadline. But it is also found that stress increases efficiency, so one could say that in a way  laziness could also be an asset.