Last Autumn, I wrote a speech script to talk about theories for making differences in our everday lives. In my script, I mainly focused on two theories. The 'streaks', a tip for a habit, and the 'dopamine detox', a method based on biology.
And before I actually give this speech in front of the audience, I tried researching additional and more detailed information for methods of achieving hard work. This time, I focused on motivation. Motivation is the most underrated part of achieving something. These days, we go on Youtube and search for motivational videos. Some of them might be for you, but mostly, those inspirations from those videos don't last long. Another kind of motivation that we can get is motivation from the result. Thinking about the expected result of your ultimate goal can work as a great motivation. However, these motivations sometimes might not feel real. For example, thinking about the college university you want to graduate can get you to sit in front your desk and start studying, but it will fade away as you study, ending up being not strong enough to resist the temptation to do other things. Our ultimate goals are often big. They require smaller steps, specific plans and everyday habits. So a much better way of getting motivation could be getting it from the reason you're doing what you're doing. Sometimes, recognizing the details of things can be effective. If you're learning about integral, first, focus on what integral is. Ask questions, "What does it do?", " How do we use it?", " Why are we learning this?". These small questions that don't seem like alot can have greater impact than blankly imagining yourself getting a perfect score on an exam.
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