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We commonly understand motivation in a linear way: you feel motivated to do something, and then you go do it. However, the reverse can be equally true: you do something, and then you feel motivated to do it. First comes the action, then comes the feeling.
Motivation itself can be quite fickle, and as much as we would like to control it—like any feeling—we really cannot. If it was that easy, instead of reading this article, you would just flip a switch.
So, instead of waiting for motivation, you focus on the other part of the equation: taking action. At any time, you can make the conscious decision to act on what matters to you.
I know, I know: If it was that easy, we wouldn’t be sitting here, right? So instead of doing the hard part right away, here’s the principle:
“Do something.”
Do something. Literally anything. Make it small, and make it smaller still until you reach a point where you are willing to take action. Is it too hard to go for a 30-minute run? Then make it 10 minutes. Make it two. Make it ten seconds. Make it about opening the door. Make it about putting on the shoes. Even the smallest of action matters and can make a difference, even if it feels ridiculous. One small action may motivate you to take another. Or it may not. You will only know for sure when you take the first step.
Oftentimes, our mind gets in the way of us doing the things we care about, and we get stuck with difficult thoughts, struggle with unwanted feelings, find it hard to focus, lack direction, or perceive ourselves as incapable and unworthy. In these moments, one of the most effective ways to get unstuck is by returning to our body, and focusing on our sensual perceptions while we’re taking small steps in a meaningful direction.
In other words, we do something, and we pay attention to what this feels like. And then we take another step, and focus on noticing yet again. Do something, small and gentle.
Deliberately creating a sense of agency and possibility is incremental—one step at a time. That is true personally and it is true socially.
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