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3 years ago
In my last journal, I wrote that I am going to write about the topic of motivation. So here I am, writing about something I don't have. Great!
in all seriousness, I am going to try to write as much about the topic as I can and know of.
First things first, I do lack motivation, in general. And I think a lot of people can relate to that. Especially when it comes to my personal interests (such as drawing). And it kind of bothers me that I don't really feel like doing something that I would like to pursue later in my life (as a hobby, or maybe a job). And I don't really have a straightforward method on how to start being productive and full of motivation. Luckily, some people have, or at least I think so. The video that comes to mind when it comes to motivating yourself and even pushing your limits is a video named "how I studied for 12 hours a day for over a year" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kICh_d6tHQk). I didn't watch the whole video, but what I remember was said in it, the point is not to really always be motivated to do something, rather make it a sort of a habit, such that, in a way, you don't need motivation to start doing that very thing. But don't quote me on that. In a way, I see it to be also true. Sure, it might be hard to break some bad habits and make new ones that will heavily rely on motivation at the start, but once you get the hang of it, who's to know what you can accomplish later on. Since I want to become better at drawing, one step is to start doing it every day (or at least every two days). That's what other people say. Of course, getting better at drawing doesn't just mean doing it every day and that's it. To become better there is a lot of studying also involved and many methods and habits to be picked. But that is a topic for another time.
When it comes to how to get motivated, as I said, I don't have a real answer. There are some things however that motivate me and inspire me to do stuff. And the first one, probably the most common and unsurprising, is looking at or consuming other people's work. That doesn't just refer to drawing or art. I got this urge to write quite a lot of times after reading some good literature. There is one book that comes to mind that you could also probably relate to, and that is "Waterways" by Kyell Gold. The book didn't originally inspire me to write, other books did that, but it is still an important book to me. It showed me a different side of life that I am currently exploring, but that too is a topic for another time. And that very thing that the book "showed" me kind of motivated me to maybe change some of my old habits and try my hands on something new. I still didn't finish the book, nor have I read it for quite a while now, but I'm still hoping to finish it and read some of his other work.
I guess this whole journal thing is some sort of therapy for productivity and "gaining motivation". It does take up some time (especially checking the grammar or spelling of my journal) and that forces me to reconsider my activities during the day so that I don't break the promise I made (for the whole world to see). It makes me want to become more efficient in my other tasks during the day so that I could write the journal.
I guess that's it for this one. I don't know how helpful it is or if it is helpful at all, but at least I wrote the journal, so... yeah. I could always write another journal on this topic and maybe enrich the material on which I based this journal.
in all seriousness, I am going to try to write as much about the topic as I can and know of.
First things first, I do lack motivation, in general. And I think a lot of people can relate to that. Especially when it comes to my personal interests (such as drawing). And it kind of bothers me that I don't really feel like doing something that I would like to pursue later in my life (as a hobby, or maybe a job). And I don't really have a straightforward method on how to start being productive and full of motivation. Luckily, some people have, or at least I think so. The video that comes to mind when it comes to motivating yourself and even pushing your limits is a video named "how I studied for 12 hours a day for over a year" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kICh_d6tHQk). I didn't watch the whole video, but what I remember was said in it, the point is not to really always be motivated to do something, rather make it a sort of a habit, such that, in a way, you don't need motivation to start doing that very thing. But don't quote me on that. In a way, I see it to be also true. Sure, it might be hard to break some bad habits and make new ones that will heavily rely on motivation at the start, but once you get the hang of it, who's to know what you can accomplish later on. Since I want to become better at drawing, one step is to start doing it every day (or at least every two days). That's what other people say. Of course, getting better at drawing doesn't just mean doing it every day and that's it. To become better there is a lot of studying also involved and many methods and habits to be picked. But that is a topic for another time.
When it comes to how to get motivated, as I said, I don't have a real answer. There are some things however that motivate me and inspire me to do stuff. And the first one, probably the most common and unsurprising, is looking at or consuming other people's work. That doesn't just refer to drawing or art. I got this urge to write quite a lot of times after reading some good literature. There is one book that comes to mind that you could also probably relate to, and that is "Waterways" by Kyell Gold. The book didn't originally inspire me to write, other books did that, but it is still an important book to me. It showed me a different side of life that I am currently exploring, but that too is a topic for another time. And that very thing that the book "showed" me kind of motivated me to maybe change some of my old habits and try my hands on something new. I still didn't finish the book, nor have I read it for quite a while now, but I'm still hoping to finish it and read some of his other work.
I guess this whole journal thing is some sort of therapy for productivity and "gaining motivation". It does take up some time (especially checking the grammar or spelling of my journal) and that forces me to reconsider my activities during the day so that I don't break the promise I made (for the whole world to see). It makes me want to become more efficient in my other tasks during the day so that I could write the journal.
I guess that's it for this one. I don't know how helpful it is or if it is helpful at all, but at least I wrote the journal, so... yeah. I could always write another journal on this topic and maybe enrich the material on which I based this journal.
