To dismantle the roots of poverty and low self-esteem, one must do exactly the opposite of what is recommended here. It is only by working hard and waking up early that you will overcome economic obstacles, structural or otherwise.

Sloth is hardly a "white supremacy" issue. More than 5,000 years ago it was written that "A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest — and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man." (Proverbs 24:33,34)