From my experience, I can say that my motivation is external to me.
In summer of 2007 I got up at 5 AM and jogged because I read a motivational article and discovered that I like witnessing the sunrise. My motivation dissipated as soon as autumn came. Last summer I resolved to lift weights but failed. This year I read Playing to Win and saw a friend of mine who has been exercising for a year; and now I’m going to the gym three times a week.
So why am I not doing this or that? Because I lack a suitable source of motivation.
From my experience, I can say that whether I do things I want to do (and which ones) depends largely on the environment.
In summer of 2007 I got up at 5 AM and jogged because I read an article describing the benefits of rising early and upon trying it out discovered that I like witnessing the sunrise. As autumn came it became increasingly difficult to get up in darkness until I stopped. Last summer I thought wanted to lift weights but I didn’t do anything. This year I read Playing to Win and saw a friend of mine who has been exercising for a year; and now I’m going to the gym three times a week.
So why am I not doing this or that? Because my external world lacks enough stuff that would change the default action from do-nothing to something else.
From my experience, I can say that my motivation is external to me.
In summer of 2007 I got up at 5 AM and jogged because I read a motivational article and discovered that I like witnessing the sunrise. My motivation dissipated as soon as autumn came. Last summer I resolved to lift weights but failed. This year I read Playing to Win and saw a friend of mine who has been exercising for a year; and now I’m going to the gym three times a week.
So why am I not doing this or that? Because I lack a suitable source of motivation.
Can you rewrite that explanation while tabooing “motivation”?
From my experience, I can say that whether I do things I want to do (and which ones) depends largely on the environment.
In summer of 2007 I got up at 5 AM and jogged because I read an article describing the benefits of rising early and upon trying it out discovered that I like witnessing the sunrise. As autumn came it became increasingly difficult to get up in darkness until I stopped. Last summer I thought wanted to lift weights but I didn’t do anything. This year I read Playing to Win and saw a friend of mine who has been exercising for a year; and now I’m going to the gym three times a week.
So why am I not doing this or that? Because my external world lacks enough stuff that would change the default action from do-nothing to something else.