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Why you can’t motivate yourself to take action

Have you ever tried to motivate yourself to take action? … What happened? If you are typical, the motivation might have worked for a short time, but probably didn’t last and didn’t work in the long run. Did you then ask yourself: What’s wrong with me? Why am I unable to motivate myself to do the things I really want to do? I’d like to present a heretical notion about motivation: It’s not your fault if you are unable to motivate yourself. Motivation is a spurious concept, because it actually cannot work in the long run. What is motivation? [...]

By Morty Lefkoe|Tuesday, February 5, 2013|Categories: Self Motivation, Uncategorized|Tags: anxiety, beliefs, Lefkoe Institute, Morty Lefkoe, motivation, punishment, reward, self-esteem, The Lefkoe Method|24 Comments

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Why you can’t motivate yourself to take action