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Motivating yourself better
You can't have complete control over every outcome. You may not always have the best set of cards, but it shouldn't stop you from playing those cards the best way you can.
Learn to work with what you've got. Just like a poker game, you can maximize your chances. It starts with basic elements, like getting enough sleep and eating well.
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We are awful at long-term planning. We can stay motivated for a couple of days or a week, but we find it hard to plan a semester-long paper or a retirement plan.
It is essential to have definite goals, in well-defined words, and measured hours. What matter...
At a basic level, there are three elements of motivation.
- Self-confidence or self-efficacy. The feeling that you can do this.
- Finding the task unpleasant.
- Sensitivity to time. We're sensitive to when rewards are r...
Boredom is our natural state of saying "this has no significance". Regrettably, it gets activated for a lot of things that are useful in the long-term.
When you realize that you can do your hardest work when you have the most energy, you'll find you'll accomplish more than...
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- At first, psychologist William James thought that only the initial act was conscious, thereafter behaviour was a spontaneous cascade of habits. He suggested we struggle with motivation when there are competing ideas.
- Sigmund Freud theorised that we are largely unconscious of what d...
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Two factors contribute to a lack of motivation.
- Lack of drive. The object of our goals may just not be worthwhile.
- Pain from progress. Something might be in the way of our progress. It may be fears, but most often, it is drudgery, effort or ...
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Procrastination is not just avoiding or delaying a task.
It also has to include an aspect that’s counterproductive, irrational or unnecessary.
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