Intentional inefficiency is one of the subtle forms of passive-aggressive behavior, which is hidden aggression that strikes out at others in ways not normally considered violent. Along with chronic lateness, forgetfulness used to avoid an obligation, procrastination on disliked tasks, and obstructing or sabotaging the plans of others, it is a way of showing displeasure by not conforming to expectations or standards. Military psychologists first used the term of soldiers who offered passive resistance and reluctant compliance to orders. Such inefficiency is rooted in unresolved anger, often from a childhood power struggle with a harsh or intractable parent. The child finds ways to even the score without doing anything that really crosses the line. When the pattern becomes ingrained, it carries into adult relationships and occupations and becomes second nature, the normal way of handling anything uncomfortable or any unreasonable expectation. Like all anger, wrath, malice, and hatred, it is a learned habit, and so it can be broken and replaced with godly responses. The remedy is to bring the brokenness to God for healing, to cease from anger and forsake wrath, and to wait on God, submitting to His sovereign control rather than continuing the power struggle.