At some point in life, I think we've all struggled with motivation. As humans we want to feel motivated and to find the meaning in the things that we do. Motivation is an extremely tricky concept. Occasionally, we are able to get motivated, and we find ourselves wrapped up in excitement. Most times, it's practically impossible to figure out how to motivate ourselves and we end up in a non-ending spiral of procrastination. Personally, I struggle with motivation on a day to day basis. I think it's safe to say as soon as I wake up. I have to motivate myself to get out of my bed. This is REALLY hard for me because I have a very comfortable bed, and many pillows. School also plays a big role in lost motivation for me, due to unmotivated teachers, a lack of interest in many school subjects/activities, and ect….. Whenever I get a task, whether that be an assignment or life things. I immediately had a fixed mindset on that task. This was something that was not working for me. However, throughout my life, the most surprising thing i've learned about motivation; is that whenever I have started looking at a task with a new mindset and attitude, that dreadful task became easier to do. There are four different types of motivation we fall into, Extrinsic Motivation: Extrinsic motivation comes from outside us. We do it because we are impelled to, This is effective for simple activities, it is less useful when you want a person to be self-driven. Intrinsic Motivation: Intrinsic motivation is done for internal reasons.motivated by working for an inspiring leader or in areas where they have a personal interest. Introjected Motivation: Introjected motivation is similar to intrinsic motivation in that it is internalized. The distinctive aspect of this is that if it is not done, then the person feels the tension of guilt. Identified Motivation: Identified motivation is where a person knows that something needs doing but has not yet decided to do anything about it. I think the essence of motivation is perfectly explained by Steven Pressfield when he says “At some point, the pain of not doing it becomes greater than the pain of doing it.” Albuna Maliqui
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I have a bad habit. Whenever I have to do an assignment or project which I can predict that I would have difficulty with, I easily get distracted. Then I procrastinate and end up choking myself at the last minute. I usually escape to my phone, visit Instagram or open other social media and come back to Instagram. This cycle over and over again even there is no notification. Or worse, start watching movies or go to Youtube until I realize it has been two hours and feel so terrible. I don’t want to spend time like this. Especially during this limited three years of high school here outside of my home country, I want to focus on what I am supposed to or explore more about things that actually will benefit me. Browsing on phone make time passes so fast, but I would never feel fulfilled. Some major causes lead to a lack of concentration; are stress and anxiety. The biggest one for me, are phone and my soft tofu-mental which farther myself from things I have to do. They are a huge distraction not only while studying but also my daily life. I wake up and check notifications. I sometimes eat and look at the screen at the same time. When I take a shower, I again bring my phone to listen to music. I hardly can spend any minute without my phone, and the one letting these happen is me. It is beyond the addiction, it is more becoming a lifestyle. I didn’t have my phone when I was young, even after I got my first smartphone, I still could spare my time for the priorities than my temporary interests unintentionally. Since when do I have to think not to let myself slide thoughts of resting than keep going? I needed to do something with this bad habit so I tried screen timer on iPhone or deleting social media app, Youtube or Netflix, yet I always come back to bad routine Finally, a great opportunity appeared. Since my phone screen cracked when I dropped it on May 1st, and it completely untouchable so I haven’t used my phone. It hurts looking at the broken phone, but this incident was what I needed. I did not have to conflict with self, because the solid object was simply not working. Also as I actually experienced phone-free school days, I found out that it is inconvenient obviously, but I could feel less suffocated and controlled. It could be the totally same thing for any other that leads to a lack of concentration. Just try to spend a day without whatever trapping you. Forcibly put yourself in a situation or space where you cannot reach them, other than cracking the screen. Not every time I have a broken phone. It would be great if I had strong mental and with perseverance, I could prioritize tasks and then don’t have to have a hard time struggling to concentrate. A similar trait one person could have is grit. Angela Lee Duckworth explained, “It is to have passion and perseverance for long-term goals, having the stamina, sticking with future for years and working really hard to make that future a reality”. She also said “Grit is usually unrelated to talent, or even inversely related to measures of talent”, which could mean it is a trait we can develop. I am sure grit is not something we gain overnight, coming over hard times and gradually acquire a strong mindset. Time is always passing equally to everyone, how to spend is all different. Let’s have one however you want to spend that makes you fulfilled.
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