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Essay 3:
Importance of Motivation
Some very commonly encountered problems:
1. “I started a weight loss program. It was okay for the first week, but now
I find it difficult to continue.”
2. “I find Math classes very boring and wait for them to get over”
3. “I am preparing for the IAS exam, but I find it difficult and uninterest-
ing to study ancient Indian and World History”
4. “When I go to office/class on Monday, I am already looking forward to
the weekend!”
5. “I just don’t find the energy to go through the same old routine of life”
All these problems, apparently different, have a common thread binding
them- “weak motivation”.
Let us examine the concept of “motivation”
Understanding Importance of Motivation in Life
For a hungry and thirsty man food and water are very strong motives to
work. It is the lowest order of need (physiological).This is often not the case
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