Motivation Is Overvalued

Introduction

Motivation is the reason for people's actions, willingness and goals. Motivation is derived from the word motive in the English language which is defined as a need that requires satisfaction.

Believe in yourself. Have faith in your abilities. Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers, you cannot be successful or happy.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you fill it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

How to make your environment work for you-

1. Success may come from outside as such as from inside.
2. Environment can be a secret weapon in encouraging positive habits.

Success may come from outside as much as from inside-

We always tell success stories of people who overcome great obstacles, and like to overcome great obstacle, and we like to attribute success to motivation, talent, and grit, clear suggests that“if you want to maximize your odds of success, then you need to operate in an environment that hinders them.”

Even great athletes and musicians with all their talent and fortitude invariably develop amongst people who overcome great obstacles, and we like to attribute success to motivation, talent, and grit, clear suggests that “if you want to maximize your odds of success, then you need to operate in an environment that accelerates your results rather than hinders them.” Even great athletes and musicians with all their talent and fortitude invariably amongst families, friends, and institutions that support rather than baffle their efforts.

It’s easy for us to blame our failures in life or not being motivated enough or not having enough drive. We are always told that the successful people of the world have seen determination, girt and bundles of motivation.

Environment can be a secret weapon in encouraging positive habits-

Motivation is overvalued. Environment often matters more.

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Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior. We tend to believe our habits are a product of our motivational talent and efforts. Certainly these qualities, matter. But how surprising this is, especially over a long time period, your personal characteristics tend to get overpowered by your environment.

There is no evidence that the farmers of Europe and Asia were more talented or more motivated than farmers in the rest of the world. Yet, they were able to spread agriculture 2x to 3x faster than their friends. If you want to maximize your odds of success, then you need to operate in an environment that accelerates your results rather than hampers them.

How to build a better environment-

There are many ways to design an environment that promotes success.

1. Automate good decisions
Whenever possible design an environment that makes good decisions for you. For ex, buying smaller plates can help you lose weight by deciding portion size for you.

Similarly using software to block social media sites can help overcome procrastination by putting your will power.

2. Get in the flow-
Designing an environment where good habits “get in the flow” of your normal behaviors.
Whenever possible, design your habits so they fit in the flow of your current patterns.

It can be attracting to blame failure on a lack of will power or a scarcity of talent, and to attribute success to hard work, effort and grit.