Finding Motivation

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AliceShiki

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Motivation to do things is actually really easy to come by for me... At least, the motivation to say "I'll do it!".

This is a different kind of motivation than the motivation to actually do it though.

It is strange, I have a goal, I have the means to achieve it, the time to do it, and I just need to start working on it, I don't have anything or anyone in my way... Except myself.

It's funny how our body works, it's 1pm right now, 2h ago, I was completely awake... Now that I decide that I should start doing what I need and want to... I feel sleepy, very very sleepy, to the point I'm 90% sure I wouldn't be able to focus on what I need to do, so I start thinking... Maybe I should leave that for later, take a nap now, and when I awake, I'd be ready to do it while I'm at 100%!

This is not the first this has happened, I doubt it will be the last. The thing is... I want to do something, but I believe I'm scared of doing it, so I find excuses and my even my own body starts fighting against me, so as to stop me from doing it.

In fact, by the time I got to this line on this post, I started having a mild headache, I haven't had a headache this entire day... The timing is too convenient, and the headache is gradually getting worse, I'm pretty sure I'll go take a nap as soon as I finish typing this.

And that's the thing, I know I'm running away from what I want, I'm motivated to do it, but I always find another motivation that is stronger than actually doing it... It's really strange isn't it?

I wonder how do we find the motivation to get our motivation to work to... Actually make us work! It's so easy to run away! So hard to pursue that which I want to go for!

Motivation is a strange thing... It's easy to get motivated to decide doing things, but so hard to find the motivation to do those exact same things... I can't help but wonder why do we love sabotaging ourselves so much?

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    1. Anon Ymous Aug 26, 2017
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    2. AliceShiki Aug 25, 2017
      @Osamaru I have the will, the reason, and even the necessity, I just can't put it as a priority somehow... I'm working on that since a while ago though, and I'm slowly getting better.

      Thanks for the cheer though! I'll keep on doing my best! ^^)/
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    3. Osamaru Aug 25, 2017
      Motivation is less about the WILL to do something, and more about your REASON. If I have the WILL, the desire to say, learn the piano, then I might pick it up here and there but I won't be motivated.
      If there is a REASON for picking it up; famliy expectations, class/job responsibility, even just to impress someone, then suddenly it becomes a property.

      Motivation is the child of Need, not Desire. If you are feeling unmotivated, my suggestion would be to find the needs in your life and focus on them.

      And whatever you do, @brasca123, remember, there are people cheering you on from the side. So never give up and never stop moving forward. The race is only ever lost, when you stop running.
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    4. 1amdude Aug 25, 2017
      the struggle is real.
    5. AliceShiki Aug 24, 2017
      @Recouer Thanks! I'll keep trying to do whatever I can!!! \(^^)/
    6. Recouer Aug 24, 2017
      I had the same problem too not long ago!

      In my case, it was mostly because i was doing something i wasn't accustomed to.
      And since i had this headache, i always reported it like you did.

      However, if you keep repeating what you have to do, even though you know it won't be productive, given enough time, the headaches will disappear and you'll start enjoying working (if you are a pervert like me ) and want to be more productive and even have the mind to put those efforts to fruition.
    7. AliceShiki Aug 24, 2017
      *hugs @yuzuki * I'll do my best!!! \(^^)/
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    8. yuzuki Aug 24, 2017
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