Prashant masterfully articulates how intrinsic motivation serves as a natural defense against the volatility of external rewards. This shift from pursuing a goal to finding value in the process itself is a vital antidote to modern burnout.
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Powerless Goal || Acharya PrashantAdded:
You'll try a lot to concentrate on your goal, but you'll find that invariably you get distracted after a while. It's not because the distractions are powerful. Goal is powerless. You are demotivated because the motive itself is unworthy. And if you're rushing towards something cause that something will offer you something in return, then that's strong indication that you have wrongly chosen your goal. Whereas, if you're doing something for the unadulterated pleasure of doing it. The doing is the return.
Choose the goal properly. Let the goal be so compelling that the goal itself is a defense against distractions.
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