How do you describe Russell baker

Russell wants to be a writer from a young age. He is not athletic, and he is smart without being intellectual. He has no "gumption" according to his mother. Russell is lazy and hates the job his mother gets him selling newspapers. He would always rather play than work. His mother suggests writing as a possible career for him, and Russell latches onto this as a career that requires no work at all. Russell gets into college on a scholarship, but he finds it hard work and has trouble with math and science.