We at the University of Practical Psychology often talk about motivation, and we seem to have developed a new approach to considering motivation.
Not everyone will like this approach.
Motivation is a very buzzword right now, a huge part of modern success psychology says how to get motivated and how important it is. Moreover, it is not immediately clear what motivation is. I decided to focus on the simplest option, motivation literally means «the desire to do.»
To add motivation to oneself means to add to oneself the desire to do.
In general, this is all true, with the desire to work better. But all this talk about motivation spoils people. People begin to think what to do only when there is motivation, that is, when there is a lot of desire to do it. Tell me is it really true?
I myself do not want to do something that does not give me pleasure, but is it always necessary to have a desire to do it?
Tell me, do you need motivation to brush your teeth in the morning?
Or wash your hands when you come back from the street?
And, for example, to feed a child — also need motivation?
Any sane person does it simply because it is necessary. Not because you want to, but just take it and do it. Well, it should be like this: for your health, for children, for people who live around.
And all the stories about motivation break down about such examples. And I want to do other things just as easily: at work, at home, on my own projects. By the way, there is such a way, and it is called:
Just get it and do it!
There are simple things like brushing your teeth in the morning that we all don’t want to do, but we all do. And for these things, motivation is not needed, just understanding what is necessary is enough. And that we are no longer capricious children, but adults who understand that some things must be done.
If you don’t feel like doing something, then just put it in the same category — in the “Must” category, in the “Just take it and do it” category.
You know, this internal dialogue helps me a lot:
— This thing needs to be done.
«Damn, I don’t want to…»
— And I’m not asking you to want to. Just do it.
Of course, this is not the most advanced level, the most advanced is to get pleasure from this business. But this method works, I guarantee.
Think about where you can apply this method. I have no illusions, for sure in some cases you can, but in some you can’t. This method definitely works, but it is not suitable for everyone — it is suitable for people who are good with willpower and who are ready to take responsibility.
Try it, perhaps this method will work well for you and will help tomorrow.