1.2 HOW TO GET THINGS DONE ? (MOTIVATION WORKS)

Do you surf youtube and read various kinds of thoughts on Instagram and Pinterest ?! then my dear readers you are in right place. You see motivation is actually important for doing things but it can only help you, only for a short while until-unless you have a deep understanding of what exactly is a motivation!!!! 

Before discussing motivation, what exactly causes lack of motivation?

(1) what the things we care about represent, 

(2) the positive benefits we receive from our actions, and 

(3) the negative consequences we can avoid related to our causes. 

Then let’s start from the basics i.e. what exactly is motivation?

The answer would be Things that really matter to you and are near and dear to your heart. Things that make you actually want to work toward your goal. Things that not only drive you but also discourage you from giving up. On top of that, you have to minimize the negative consequences involved with your work and simultaneously maximize the positive benefits that you receive.

Basically, there are two types of motivators: 

1. External motivators                                           (2) Internal motivators

Then, let us discuss (1) External motivation:-

It’s mainly to avoid the negative circumstances, e.g. disappointment from someone, fear of losing money, loss of a relationship.

So, what things come in external motivation :

1. Accountability partners: it’s a person who you commit and looks up to as you don’t want to disappoint this person in any case possible and he/she is the one who chides you to never give up.

2. Accountability group: it’s basically the same as (1.), the difference is only that here comes more than one person.

3. Putting money down: I love this method, in this, you give a certain amount of money to your friend and say to him that if you don’t do this work, then not give your money back.

4. Self-bribery: In this, you promise yourself or your friend, that you can’t get/watch/listen to a certain thing until-unless you are done with your work.

Before, discussing internal motivators, let me tell you what is the limitation of the external ones:

If you are motivated by avoiding a negative consequence, but you will realize at some point that maybe negative consequence won’t actually kill you,  so you can deal with it, there goes your motivation—you’ll simply deal with the consequences sometimes.

Now, let us discuss (2) Internal motivation:-

In this first you have to answer the following question to get through:

1. What are you getting out of this?

2. How will your life change or benefit?

3. How will your family benefit?

4. What impact will you have on others?

5. What positive emotions will you get?

6. How will your actions lead to your long-term and short-term goals? 

Answer the above questions and consider writing them down somewhere (or you can write in my comment section). Review the answers periodically to remind yourself why you want to change or improve your status quo.

1. Understand Opportunity Cost: Following through and finishing what you start will always call for sacrifice. But typically there is no one who likes sacrifices. So first, you have to understand Everything in life is an opportunity cost, which means that everything you do will call for something from you. Every act takes away time and effort.

So, even the opportunity cost is vast you have to pay it. But humans don’t want to pay sacrifices. Therefore, try making all those sacrifices small, then you will be able to do it, or you can just make your motives stronger than these sacrifices.

The first method manipulates the cost, while the second method manipulates the benefit.

2. Keep Your Motivation on Your Mind: how can you do this, it’s simple, write thoughts that inspire you, paste pictures of your family, lover, Accountability partners, your aim. But keep this in mind that: you have to change all these things frequently and also you have to add all the five senses to achieve your goal because if you don’t do this your all efforts will become the background noise of your life.

In the end, I will end my thoughts by saying, work bro/sis, you have to do it because if you don’t then Earth has already 7 billion, someone will do it.

1.1 HOW TO GET THINGS DONE? (FOLLOWING THROUGH)

1.3 HOW TO GET THINGS ? (CONCLUSION)