Motivation, or lack thereof

 Many people write about finding meaning, creating goals, feeling motivated. I have written about these things as well. Sometimes I feel extremely motivated to meet my goals, and I find meaning everywhere, and if I can't find meaning, I create meaning. Everything must have a purpose! There's always a goal to conquer.

But... what if I want to take a vacation from meaning, and purpose, and creativity? What about those days where I simply feel lazy?


I find that even when I feel completely unmotivated, and there seems to be no purpose to anything, there's still a remote corner of my brain that's still looking for something. It's the part that makes excuses for why I'm not a constant powerhouse of activity. It's the part that says, "I want to do that thing, but..."

For example, "I want to go out for a walk, but it's too hot/cold/windy."

"I wish I had the motivation to learn how to play the guitar."

"I have yard work to do, but I just don't feel like it today."

So I sit on the couch and feel unmotivated (thinking, "I want to watch a good TV show but there aren't any good TV shows that I want to watch."). And when I've sat there doing nothing for long enough, I get bored, and then I feel motivated again. Why? I suppose because I would rather do something than do nothing.

And of course there are plenty of things in life that simply need to be done, whether we want to do them or not, like taxes, or cleaning the toilet, or going to the dentist.

And now that I'm finished rambling about being unmotivated, and I shall make a list of things that I'd like to do after I sit on the couch for a while and get thoroughly bored.



Comments

  1. Rev. Dr. Rosemary HydeMarch 27, 2022 at 11:53 AM

    Interesting thoughts..... Laziness does sometimes feel rewarding. :-))

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