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Motivation

Dec 01, 20243 min read

  • discovery

    • Apathy - the middleground of happiness & sadness
    • boredom
    • We want to be sedated because we’re cowards - src
    • if you don’t hate it, you will tolerate it
    • what to do when desire is not strong enough - compliant, stay good here
    • Flow
    • procrastination
    • how can you control passion?
      • ENVIROnMENT
    • RAMP model) for more comprehensive motivation

  • Legend — means “based on”

  • workaround

    • systems
    • automation
    • delegation

  • Mantain

  • Recover

Types of motivation

  • Drive — identity - Reminding yourself of why

    • aligning actions to Values
      • e.g.
        • gym because you want health & strength
        • cc because you are altruistic
    • why you like the thing in the first place
    • searching for the right reasons before trying it (not always true)

  • Flow

  • dopamine balancement

  • Self control — awareness

    • generally
      • external factors counts
      • limited resource
      • HT grow - going out of comfort zone
        • general
          • adding uncomfortable stuff in routine respecting it
          • remember vision
          • do the hard work, expecially when you don’t feel like it
          • putting temptation in front of u but not doing the bad act
            • hot trigger: the thing that make you unbehave
              • my type that flirts like a baby and in a firend non friend way
            • go in the candy store but refuse candies and reflect on why they’re tempting
        • Habits
          • push ups at morning
          • cold showers
          • focus meditation
          • go 0 w no vid for 3 times a week
          • moderate-intensity cardiovascular training
            • 1h, 3 sessions a week for a total of 3h seems great
            • 150m to 200m
    • Discipline — planning
    • Willpower - short term
    • Tenacity - long-term
    • emotional control

  • External — external factors

    • best for
      • starting something hard/need to do
        • decrease the more intrinsic motivation to avoid addiction
      • coping through difficulties
        • when emotionally restless, as a backup plan
      • enhancing already internally motivated stuff
        • telling achievements to people you love
      • Luck
    • depends on
    • e.g. being at school for the sake of others opinions

  • momentum - consistant outcomes

    • trigghering a positive feedback loop
    • daily/weekly thinghy?
      • 5 vs 6 work days a week is subjective
        • 5
          • Pros:
            • 2 free day
            • compact schedule
            • better weekend recovery
          • Cons:
            • less quality work
            • Less frequent breaks during the week
            • Potential burnout risk due to longer workdays
        • 6
          • Pros:
            • more quality work
            • frequent breaks during the week
            • lower stress levels due to shorter workdays
          • Cons:
            • only 1 free day
            • Potential disruption of personal routines
        • koe does 2h blocks work, now

  • Mastery — fluency on a particular field

    • the better you become the more intrinsic motivation grows
    • it’s a positive feedback loop by itself

  • Tools - consistant outcomes

  • Tricks - non-consistent outcomes

    • Passion — emotion
      • great starter
      • less consistency
      • e.g. studied 10 hours while feeling happy in the meantime
    • Intrigue — context -
      • great starter
      • can be a multiplier for anything
      • made from
        • Novelty
        • Surprise - tyring to Predicting outcomes confirming/den
      • e.g. - found new category of knowledge like DevOps/mu

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