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Tag Archives: Motivation
The Happiness Final
Last year, I was taking a course called “A Life of Happiness and Fulfillment”. It’s really good, I would recommend it. But not long ago, I was looking at the site and realized I had never actually finished the course. … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Joy, Procrastination, Try This!
Tagged Another Word for Joy, learning, Motivation
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Quote: What to do
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
How to get through your to-do list
First, make your to-do list, but don’t include everything under the sun. Start out with about 9 things that you can do (or make progress on) in half an hour or less. Find a random number generator, roll some dice, … Continue reading
The student who encouraged me
When I went back to college at 30, the first semester was pretty lonely. I’d moved to a town where I knew only one person: a computer science professor who had spent maybe half an hour with me talking about … Continue reading
Posted in Friendship, Motivation
Tagged Motivation, There are good people in this world
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Quote: Motivated
“People are always motivated. The question is not if a person is motivated but why.” – “Why Motivating People Doesn’t Work… and What Does” – Susan Fowler
Trying Times
Here’s the thing: I didn’t plan on taking that much of a break. Seems that somewhere along the way, I got stuck. Maybe I stopped feeling like I had anything to say. I wasn’t sure what was holding me back, … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Procrastination, Writing
Tagged Artist's Way, demotivation, Motivation, self-care, writing
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That Happy Feeling
That feeling of accomplishment, of success, of I-want-to-share-this-with-everyone. That smile that comes unbidden, effortlessly. That joy you want to share with others as your day unfolds. This is the “why”. This is the answer. Because when it works, when we … Continue reading
Posted in Goals, Motivation, Procrastination
Tagged distraction, finishing, goals, Motivation, possible lives, procrastination, self-care
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