(Note: there is nothing motivational about this post, it's more of an honest conversation.)
Sometimes I wonder about a time before the internet boom happened, a time when phones were dumb, and humans were well... almost the same as they're today.
A time when YouTube didn't exist, a time when motivational videos were delivered live at the beginning of our classroom lecture by our beloved teacher, A time when they used to share their life story with the whole class & tell us about the struggles they faced and how they overcame all of it fiercely, while we as kids used to get transported into that "wow" state while listening to them.
Nowadays a short, a reel or a video can also provide us with a dose of motivation in the click of a button but there's a catch in this scenario; back in the day in our classroom after receiving that motivational dose we used to go back to our studies energetically & usually paid more attention in that particular class because we were so inspired by our beloved teacher & their short motivating story that we were tempted to do better and work harder... But when I compare it with today's scenario the easily accessible dose of motivation doesn't seem to appear that impactful as it used to be in those days..., what I observe is that after watching a motivational short/reel/video, instead of switching back to my work or to my studies with higher intensity I tend to move to another short/reel/video in search of another motivational dose! (The dopamine played well! 😄); and the loop continues endlessly until I'm tired enough to watch anymore... and sooner than later I find myself back to that initial mental state I was in before... (procrastinating as usual. 👀)
But I wonder am I alone in this trap or are there other procrastinators watching "how to beat procrastination" videos while procrastinating?
I don't know... but these videos have millions of views and thousands of comments on them 😕, so there must be millions of people watching them, isn't it? And if they all were actually getting inspired & motivated by such videos, shouldn't they had stopped watching the screen already & have returned to their work with higher intensity & focus as they were taught in those videos? or maybe they do...👀
Or am I assuming the wrong conclusion? Maybe they do so just to get another dose of motivation? In that case is motivation like a vitamin we must take consistently to remain afloat with our productivity? (maybe 👀)
Or maybe they're all different people on every other video? we have a massive population across the globe after all! (Lots of maybes in a very short space I must admit!)
There's a possibility I must not deny, Afterall I've read the comments stating, "this completely changed my life"... they won't be lying... let's just assume that.
Anyway, the reality I seem to conclude is, “what needs to be done, should be done anyways..." everyone doesn't have the time to sit back and wait for the motivation to come or just go on seeking motivation before every task they are about to initiate. (Or maybe they do have the time. 👀)
- Reshu Kumar
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