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I have ADHD, and I more strongly relate to the Atomic Habits model (based on Tiny Habits) of Cue -> Craving -> Response -> Reward. I don't really like the word
by dansalvato 3y ago
I have ADHD, and I more strongly relate to the Atomic Habits model (based on Tiny Habits) of Cue -> Craving -> Response -> Reward.
I don't really like the word "motivation" because I feel as though nobody can really describe what it actually means, except that it's this mysterious power that results in you being able to do things you don't want to do. Atomic Habits describes on a more psychological level why we might be driven to perform a certain action, kind of on the basis that this mysterious "motivation" doesn't actually exist, and some people were just lucky in development to acquire good habits that yield more success.
To me, procrastination means that my mind pushed the undesirable task out of my head because it's desperate to think about or engage in something more immediately stimulating. Having mindfulness of this happening and using my inner monologue to think about what I want to do, and what I'm experiencing emotionally/physiologically, is a huge help to me in deciding what I actually want to do, rather than my executive function autopiloting straight past the important task.