Someone (whose post has now been deleted for some reason) helpfully pointed me at:
What’s Your Motivation Threshold? and
Overcoming Procrastination by Steve Pavlina
I'd forgotten about that post, and I'd forgotten about this particular bit of genius:
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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina We often get blindsided by failure because we compare the success threshold to our level of motivation when we’re at our best. |
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course you're going to constantly feel like you suck if you compare every aspect of your life to your highest-ever points. <slaps head>
So thank you very much for that, anonymous stranger...
P.S. Gotta love discussing motivation as a bonus to your success roll - how wonderfully geeky.
