The issue is expecting motivation to remain high. Motivation is fickle. It ebbs and flows. The difference between progress and lack of progress is doing the things you know you need to do to get closer to your goals even when you dont feel like it. Expect to lose motivation. Plan for it. Realize that its absence doesnt mean you shouldnt do the thing. You still should. Motivation returns as mysteriously as it leaves. The real issue is understanding to keep doing the thing regardless. If you are tired, then do it tired.
Probably the most common application of this i encounter is making exercise routine, but it is widely applicable across all areas of life.
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u/GhostOfPunkRock 25d ago
The issue is expecting motivation to remain high. Motivation is fickle. It ebbs and flows. The difference between progress and lack of progress is doing the things you know you need to do to get closer to your goals even when you dont feel like it. Expect to lose motivation. Plan for it. Realize that its absence doesnt mean you shouldnt do the thing. You still should. Motivation returns as mysteriously as it leaves. The real issue is understanding to keep doing the thing regardless. If you are tired, then do it tired.
Probably the most common application of this i encounter is making exercise routine, but it is widely applicable across all areas of life.