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The Motivation Machine: How to Get & Stay Motivated for Any Goal - Nat Eliason
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“We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.”
Albert Einstein
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The Dip
Extraordinary benefits accrue to the tiny minority of people who are able to push just a tiny bit longer than most.
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The Start before the Dip
The Start is a much bigger problem since you can’t reach The Dip if you don’t get through The Start, and many more people fantasize about doing something than actually do it and give up.
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Motivation management
When you’re sufficiently motivated to accomplish something, you’ll move heaven and earth to do it.
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Motivation Defined
Motivation is “the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way,” or rephrased, “the general desire or willingness of someone to do something.”
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Ericsson & Poole
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Getting Motivated to Start a Project
- Increase your reason to start a project, by increasing the value of starting it.
- Increase your expectancy of succeeding at that project.
- Decrease your reasons to delay, by increasing urgency, using a deadline.
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Parkinson's Law
It states that "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
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A commitment Device
Many people use a commitment device or game their surroundings to get and stay motivated.
You can physically help your goal by things like throwing away your junk food, only showering at the gym so that you go there, and similar activities aimed at focussing on your goal. People also use public commitments in social media to stay motivated by peer pressure.
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Stay Motivated
Set small, incremental goals that are sufficiently exciting to be motivating and for which you have a reasonable expectation of completing.
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How To Keep Going
- Maintain your sense of Expectancy in the project using small wins and accomplishments.
- Reward yourself.
- Maintain a sense of value by finding a way to remind yourself of the bigger picture of the small, everyday bouts of effort.
- Build positive habits.
- Find flow.
- Set clear follow-on goals.
- Maintain energy.
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- Doing anything that you don't know how to do.
- Doing more than you have time for.
This makes your brain cells work in creative ways for you to figure out new things and how to incorporate them into your life.
Big Goals
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“If you want to have more, you have to become more. For things to change, you have to change. For things to get better, you have to get better. For things to improve, you have to improve. If you grow, everything grows for you.”
Stop Blaming Others
Take control of your own actions.
By demonstrating your relentless commitment to identifying and advancing solutions, you gain valuable skills and experience which aid you in attracting success.