Recent comments in /f/GetMotivated

PIMP1729 t1_jcugrdz wrote

I think that as in everything it is discipline, equally in practice because many times we do not see very fast advances and we get demotivated or perhaps it may be that martial arts are not completely for you, but how everything is practice and patience and more in martial arts. It is a development of discipline because many times we will not have motivation to do things, that is when our discipline comes in. :)

Sorry for my English I'm still learning..

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Parasaurlophus t1_jcudqf0 wrote

On #2- figure out a test for your theory. One outcome means you are probably right, outcome two means there is probably another explanation. Run the test. Look at the results and don’t try to retrospectively change the answer- this is where people tend to go wrong. You don’t need more evidence, you need to move on.

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Miliaa t1_jcubodp wrote

Reply to comment by Competitive-Pop6530 in [Image] by bringmeturtles

Google, define latibulate.

First result is song Latibulate by Adam Donaldson (2021).

Then forreadingaddicts says definition is to hide oneself in a corner.

My phone is marking the word as incorrectly spelled so it doesn’t seem to be a regularly used word

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thedailydaren t1_jcu98pv wrote

This is the way. This is the literal answer to OPs question and it’s an answer that so many people cannot synthesize into words. Your emotions are not YOU. Your thoughts are not YOU and the sooner you learn to recognize this, the more power you have over your life and your outlook on it.

Sorry I know I’m replying to you and you wrote the great post but I wanted to just chime in here and say, this is the way.

OP, Try reading “Master Your Emotions” by Thibaut Meurisse — life changing principles here!

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OvercastCupcakes t1_jcu8h3f wrote

Love me some spiritual motivation, but I don’t believe these slogans are befitting. Even if you believe in a higher power, that higher power doesn’t decide when your life “takes off”, you do. You have to put in the effort and pick the time yourself. As for a purpose, I believe we all have one as well, but once again no higher power is picking that for you either. If the higher power decided how your life was supposed to go, there would be no point in living it as an individual, since, in that sense, you wouldn’t control your actions. The universe will be here for you by being its serene self, appreciate the time you have here and the things you have, but keep in mind what makes you excited and pursue them. You have your own excitements for a reason.

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ArBeeV t1_jcu7g73 wrote

This is a good one. I too paralyze sometimes at 33 feeling bad I still havent made progress much compared to others my age (living with my parents, still trying to graduate for college, still havent found a good workplace while trying to get more athletic and hoping to start my own business). Taking small steps help, looking back all those small steps show a complete journey.

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Luurk_OmicronPersei8 t1_jcu4wwy wrote

Reply to comment by radarmy in [Image] by bringmeturtles

My dad describes work as just another day breaking big rocks into smaller rocks. He happens to be a high level healthcare executive, but I truly believe in his mind he's just breaking rocks. Each day before the sun rises, you get to work and you don't stop until the sun goes down, and you do that each and every day because those rocks won't break themselves. We all live like kings in this modern age, and it is important to humble ourselves and commit to a life of service, whether that's to an organization, your family, or just managing your own life. You gotta just keep breaking those rocks, because it's about the habit. Submit to your own authority that says you have to get up and keep trying because if you don't, who will?

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Luurk_OmicronPersei8 t1_jcu4675 wrote

Reply to comment by Poopeyejoe_44 in [Image] by bringmeturtles

I always hear my dad saying in my head "it's a low bar". He has said this a few times to me about things that I really already knew I should do. I remember his words when my kids ask me to read them a book, give them a bath, or for my wife when she asks that I do some specific chore or go somewhere with her, I hear my dad "it's a low bar" as in, the least I can do are these little things. Maybe I am not a great father or husband, but I can clear that low bar of showing up and doing what I consider the bare minimum. Pay the bills, keep my wife happy, be there for my kids: it is a low bar. Nobody is asking me to truly better myself and become a better man each and every day, they just need me to check some boxes. And if I keep doing that, I might just improve myself as a whole in the long run.

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