Comments on: On Motivation (part II) http://blog.elevenseconds.com/on-motivation-part-ii/ on exploration, introspection and creation Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: me http://blog.elevenseconds.com/on-motivation-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-1687 me Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:07:12 +0000 http://blog.elevenseconds.com/?p=1143#comment-1687 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc" rel="nofollow">This excellent video</a> highlights three important factors to motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. This rings true with me and is a good way to help me understand what motivates me (although it does not present the full picture). I recommend everyone to watch it. This excellent video highlights three important factors to motivation: autonomy, mastery, and purpose. This rings true with me and is a good way to help me understand what motivates me (although it does not present the full picture). I recommend everyone to watch it.

]]> By: pwei http://blog.elevenseconds.com/on-motivation-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-1428 pwei Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:59 +0000 http://blog.elevenseconds.com/?p=1143#comment-1428 Motivation is pretty tricky. I've spent the last year learning about what motivates myself and have realized it's just unbelievably complicated. Here are the things I've learned: Physical health is important. Cardiovascular stimulation, good sleep and nutrition will always impact your motivation. Maybe not immediately, but things will trend downwards if you don't treat these right. Positivity and possibility. I can't do anything if I'm a negative state of mind, even if that negativity is just at the back. The moment I start thinking I'm not good enough for the task at hand, or that failure is possible (maybe certain) then I'm just going to quit. I'm too well trained to actually quit; I'll just mentally check out. Procrastination, getting lost in the weeds and task-doing instead of goal-accomplishing becomes the pattern. I usually recognize the symptoms not the cause. I think you want to get life work done because you realize you actually have a large enough window to accomplish something interesting. There is a universe of opportunity, and you have at least 5 hours to accomplish lots of things. At least that's how it was for me when I was working at ******. Successes reinforce positivity. Also, they are nice little dopamine kicks, and you might start getting some of the adrenaline-filled-maniac behavior with it. Motivation is pretty tricky. I’ve spent the last year learning about what motivates myself and have realized it’s just unbelievably complicated. Here are the things I’ve learned:

Physical health is important. Cardiovascular stimulation, good sleep and nutrition will always impact your motivation. Maybe not immediately, but things will trend downwards if you don’t treat these right.

Positivity and possibility. I can’t do anything if I’m a negative state of mind, even if that negativity is just at the back. The moment I start thinking I’m not good enough for the task at hand, or that failure is possible (maybe certain) then I’m just going to quit. I’m too well trained to actually quit; I’ll just mentally check out. Procrastination, getting lost in the weeds and task-doing instead of goal-accomplishing becomes the pattern. I usually recognize the symptoms not the cause.

I think you want to get life work done because you realize you actually have a large enough window to accomplish something interesting. There is a universe of opportunity, and you have at least 5 hours to accomplish lots of things. At least that’s how it was for me when I was working at ******.

Successes reinforce positivity. Also, they are nice little dopamine kicks, and you might start getting some of the adrenaline-filled-maniac behavior with it.

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