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purplephilosopher · 09-17-2007, 07:35 PM

I get intensely motivated, highly driven, highly focused, and then I use all that energy to get LOTS done, but it lasts too short (2 weeks tops). After the first week or so, I feel pretty good. I feel like I'm getting somewhere, that I'm headed toward my goal, and it's true cause I've got the results to prove it. But for some unknown reason, all this energy dissipates...in particular after I think about the past. Does anyone know the root cause? Can anyone explain to me WHY CONSISTENT motivation lasts so I can better understand HOW to maintain it? Cause I obviously do not have the mentality for consistent motivation; my motivation is in spurts.

09-17-2007, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
purplephilosopher Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Why does this happen time and time again? I get intensely motivated, highly driven, highly focused, and then I use all that energy to get LOTS done, but it lasts too short (2 weeks tops). After the first week or so, I feel pretty good. I feel like I'm getting somewhere, that I'm headed toward my goal, and it's true cause I've got the results to prove it. But for some unknown reason, all this energy dissipates...in particular after I think about the past. Does anyone know the root cause? Can anyone explain to me WHY CONSISTENT motivation lasts so I can better understand HOW to maintain it? Cause I obviously do not have the mentality for consistent motivation; my motivation is in spurts.