New inventions are made because we desire something better we go to school and study hard because we want something better. So whenever you find yourself avoiding something you know you should be doing, then the only thing to ask yourself is "What's in it for me?"
Be a little greedy it's the best cure for laziness.
So in addition to that I have a different slant on the same saying. I say,
"You because what you study"
In other words ,be careful what you learn because your mind is so powerful that you become what you put in your head. For example if you study designing you then tend to design. Good luck!