Psychology of Motivation | The most practical way to motivate yourself (AND KEEP YOURSELF MOTIVATED)

Watching motivational videos while sitting on your ass and doing nothing has become the new addiction. Most of us pump ourselves up and tell ourselves that we're gonna change; we're gonna get fit, study hard or start a new business that we always wanted. But the only problem with this anticipatory dopamine response is that - IT WEARS OFF & WE QUIT. We slow down as quickly as we catch the speed. A big reason for this vicious cycle is our lack of self-awareness. We are not putting ourselves in the position to succeed by biting more than we can chew. It all feels fun and rainbows when you're an introvert and you get a sales job, but the new job becomes dreadful as soon as you approach a person. IT'S THE LACK OF SELF-AWARENESS. This is why the best and most practical way of motivating yourself is to aim for the things you care about and things that can actually bring out the parts in you, you didn't know existed before and doing all this while doubling down on your strengths.