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You Don’t Need Infinite Motivation
You need to stop delaying your dreams
If you had infinite motivation, what would you do?
Imagine the desire to procrastinate was expunged from your existence. You don’t dawdle — ever. There is zero friction between you and your next task. Every morning, you wake up, and, like a perfectly functioning robot, you do and do and do.
How would you use this superpower? From your current, a little less motivated perspective, you might think:
“Well first, I’d do the obvious: Get everything in order. Take out the trash, clean the apartment, and so on.”
Okay. Good start!
“Then, I’ll have a nice shower, dress impeccably, and make myself feel like a star.”
Nice! Go for it!
“Next, I’ll do my taxes, pay my bills, and obliterate that annoying adulting checklist I used to procrastinate on for months.”
Solid.
“With my home life finally in order, I’ll get to work. I’ll finish Billy’s report, get my inbox to zero, and complete every single one of my targets for the year.”
Alright, now we’re talking!
“Since I did it all much faster than they expected, I’ll ask my bosses for a raise, and if they don’t…
