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I think actually following through over time is the hard part. Wanting to do something is easy.

• jvanderbot 3y ago
  Sustained motivation is just a matter of degree of want. If you want something enough you will do it. At least that's my premise.
  • marcosdumay 3y ago
    This is a wild oversimplification. And very dangerous if you try to apply to people in more complex situations.
    • drekipus 3y ago
      Dangerous?
      • marcosdumay 3y ago
        Yes, dismissing mental and health problems can make people not seek treatment, further increase them, or at more extreme cases even physically hurt people. Dismissing social problems can have the equivalent of all those consequences, and even worse ones.
        • nick__m 3y ago
          Where did he dismiss people problems ? If someone want to do something enough, he should be compelled to seek help to overcome his limitations. Comment like your encourages learned helplessness, which to me is a lot more dangerous than what he said !
          • drekipus 3y ago
            Full agreeance. I grew up poor, had stints of homelessness, and all my friends/relatives came from the same background. Learned helplessness is one of, if not the biggest, issues facing socially disadvantaged people. Money, counselling, temporary housing - all of this is moot and useless if the person retains a poor mindset. Conversely, if there's a positive mindset, then they are most likely going to seek out those opportunities and use them to their advantage.