How To Find Motivation When You Have None
Article Round-Up: 6.4.23
Enjoy this week’s curated round-up of articles, podcasts, and more from the web to help you live a better, happier life.
“Why The Best Things In Life Are All Backwards”
Takeaway: From the author:
“Effort and reward have a linear relationship when the action is mindless and simple. Effort and reward have a diminishing returns relationship when the action is complex and multivariate.
But when the action becomes purely psychological—an experience that exists solely within our own consciousness—the relationship between effort and reward becomes inverted.
Pursuing happiness takes you further away from it. Attempts at greater emotional control only remove us from it. The desire for greater freedom is often what causes us to feel trapped. The need to be loved and accepted prevents us from loving and accepting ourselves.”
“How To Find Motivation When You Feel Like You Have None”
Takeaway: This article shares twenty ideas for getting yourself motivated when you’re feeling in a rut. Here are a few of my favorites:
Know what you’re waiting for. Many of us wait for motivation before we take action. In reality, it to works the opposite. Action precedes motivation. Start doing anything and watch your motivation levels begin to rise.
It’s easier to finish something than to start. A natural extensions of the above concept, finishing a task is easier than starting a new one. Feeling unmotivated to take action? What’s a partially completed task that you can quickly knock off the list? Starting there can begin the motivation-building process.
Change your scenery. Sometimes putting yourself in a new environment can help kick you out of a motivational rut and bring new perspective and energy.
“What Is Food Freedom - And How Can It Lead To Better Health & A Happier Life?”
Takeaway: Food freedom is a refreshing approach to nutrition, empowering you to make informed choices without strict rules. Learn to design your own personalized diet plan, prioritize long-term well-being, and achieve lasting results. No food is off-limits, promoting a sustainable and balanced approach to health.
“Fixed vs Growth Mindset: The Two Basic Mindsets That Shape Our Lives”
Takeaway: “Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better? Why hide deficiencies instead of overcoming them? Why look for friends or partners who will just shore up your self-esteem instead of ones who will also challenge you to grow? And why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you? The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it’s not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset. This is the mindset that allows people to thrive during some of the most challenging times in their lives.”