Most of us commit to action only if we feel a certain level of motivation. And we feel motivation only when we feel enough emotional inspiration.
Interpretation
Motivation drives our actions, which often depend on how inspired we feel emotionally.
This quote by Mark Manson highlights the intrinsic relationship between motivation and emotional inspiration. It suggests that our willingness to take action is contingent upon a sufficient level of motivation, which, in turn, is derived from our emotional state. Without a strong emotional connection, it can be challenging to muster the drive necessary for meaningful action in our lives.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students to pursue their goals.
Whereas a lot of Buddhism concerns itself with stages of enlightenment, various precepts and moral codes, and even power structures and hierarchies, Zen is just like, 'Shut up, sit down, and observe your thoughts - oh, and by the way, what you perceive as you' doesn't actually exist.' I loved the minimalist approach of it.
I think people who become compulsive about fitness or eating right, a lot of the time it's out of fear that they're going to lose control or that they're not good enough, so I think anything done out of fear or motivated by fear is often unhealthy.
Many people come to self-help material because they feel like something is wrong with them or the way they are. The problem is that anything that tells you how to improve your life is also implying that there is something inherently wrong with you the way you are.
The first and perhaps most important thing to realize about being happier in life is to stop trying to be so happy in life.
Writing/reading is like visiting another person's brain. And a short book or article is like a short stay. You come in, have a coffee, talk about the weather or sports, and then move on.
I think humility - which I think is a very good value to adopt - is basically an extension of understanding your own ignorance.
Every rejection is incremental payment on your dues that in some way will be translated back into your work.
Don't wait for perfection before you start. Start somewhere so you can have something tangible you can work to perfect.
We must not let ourselves fall into the vortex of pessimism. Faith can move mountains!
During their lifetimes, every man and woman will stumble across a great opportunity. Sadly, most of them will simply pick themselves up, dust themselves down and carry on as if nothing ever happened.
An inventor's path is chorused with groans, riddled with fist-banging and punctuated by head scratches.
... I must begin at whatever pace is possible, to work on the book of my own that i vaguely keep assuming lies at the end of the rainbow. It is after all my rainbow and if I don't do it no one else will...Survival is the secret so you really can't afford to doubt yourself for long because you are all you've got. The only thing to do is to go the limit with it. Exceed.
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