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“Why don’t I use the shovel?”
Because you don’t use it.
“Why don’t I want to use the shovel?”
You don’t have to want to use the shovel to use the shovel. We’ve become
very confused about our wants and desires. We’ve been so spoiled into thinking
we should have everything we want and desire, that we are paralyzed. We don’t
take action until we feel like we really want to!
Remember that only fire starts fire.
To say “I don’t apply it” is already giving yourself the answer to your
conundrum. The best way to motivate yourself is to act. Even though that sounds
unhelpful!
People want to know how to motivate themselves so that they can take the
actions they need to take to have the life they want. What they don’t see is that
action is what creates motivation. Not the other way around. But once they see
it, they have new freedom. They realize that they can just act without over-
thinking it.
You know the water’s freezing. You hesitate with the thought that it will
shock your system to just jump in. But then you just jump, and five minutes later
you are joyful, and the water is exciting and fun.
