Motivation
People are highly motivated
Usually pointed in an unproductive place
Highly motivated Reading webtoons day in and day out
What is Motivation¶
Not one thing
maintaining Motivation and focus: they're the same thing in
Motivation is an emergent property, like flight: light weight, thrust
"I lack motivation"
Not actionable Can't flick a switch
How motivation emerges¶
calculate whether it's worth it to do something
Little energy & high degree of success -> high motivation * like the documentation tasks and the small tasks
lots of energy & low degree of success -> low motivation
That's why breaking tasks down is so important!!
???? Depression: lack of motivation because you have a low sense of
- regret: I screwed up
- identity
- I feel like I don't have worthlessness, hopelessness, powerlessness
Increasing motivation¶
Why are there so many motivational speakers¶
if it's a solved problem, then there wouldn't be so many
The more effective the medicine, the less variance there is * example: antibiotics for bacterial infections
Increase the chance of success - break tasks down - Confidence - process negative emotions - survive failure