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[task331]

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On: How to motivate yourself to do a thing you don't want to do

[task331]

At the end of the day I don't think there is such a thing. If you do I think deep down you want to do it, otherwise you wouldn't.

On: How to motivate yourself to do a thing you don't want to do

[task331]

so you do want to do it right, because you want to eat

On: How to motivate yourself to do a thing you don't want to do

[task331]

After several years of trying to come up with the perfect way to keep motivation up, I have found there is no such thing.

The only thing that matters for me nowadays is this: before I start the task, I admit to myself that it is going to be hard, but I am doing it anyways, so why do it like its a drag? It's pointless and it's a waste of energy.

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Also, I have found that if I don't open myself up to the hard task at hand before I start, a lot of things can happen that deviates myself from doing the task in its optimal form. For example, I can come up with excuses for not doing the task right now, or I can invent other work that is 'more important', or find something to blame while I do the task so I can cope with its difficulty, etc.

There is a myriad of things that can be invented to avoid or cope with the pain, but if I am going through this anyway, there is no reason whatsoever to make it more painful that it will already be.