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You snooze, you lose
One way to get shit done
When you snooze you tend to lose. This post is not about procrastination or how to keep motivated. At least not directly. It is about finding a way to do what you want or need to be done.
There is a tendency to rely too much on feeling motivated in order to actually act. Feeling motivated won’t get the shit done! Only action gets it done.
Yes, true, motivation is the reason for people’s actions and desires. Theories that try to explain Motivation.
It’s great to feel motivated. However, sometimes after 5 seconds or a few days, motivation easily disappears. Not to mention situations when the shit hits the fan. Where is the motivation in these moments?
It is still there. It points you towards staying in your warm bed, hiding or running away by watching Netflix and etc.. We’ve all been there, justifying our actions as “I need a bit of entertainment time” or “I need to relax”.
If something needs to be done there is only one way to do it. Just act on it.
How to do it without relying too much on feeling motivated? Here is what I found works and doesn’t work for me. Hopefully you can make use of it, too.
