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How to Maintain Motivation: The Psychology of Staying Driven
This video looks at the psychology behind staying engaged without burnout or pressure.
The Long Hike
I was getting worn out. And I still had at least another mile before I’d reach the big waterfall. The trail had been longer and more difficult than I expected when I set out earlier in the day.
Let me back up a bit.
Expectations
I had woken up that morning drained, emotionally and physically, after a long week at work. I didn’t feel like moving, but I got up anyway. My mood was low, and the smallest things were irritating me. Finally, I decided to get out of the house and go hiking. A little exercise and some fresh air. That’s what I needed. I threw a few things in my backpack and hopped in the car. But where to go?
The Burden of Freedom: The Pressure of Endless Options
A reflection on the burden of too many choices.
Anarchy, Democracy and the Foundations of Order
Political ideals often shine brightest on paper, and anarchy is no exception. Its vision of voluntary cooperation and non-hierarchical community is compelling, but difficult to sustain once human nature, scale, and competing values enter the equation. In its purest form, anarchism shares many of the same foundational ideals as democracy. Yet what works in theory often falters in practice. What follows is a reflection on why anarchist systems struggle to endure. And, a cautionary word about how these same pressures threaten democratic self-governance.
Leading or Being Led?
A reflection on tech tools and their potential to distract from goals.
When Everything Is a Reward, Nothing Is Rewarding
For many people in modern society, life has become an endless search for validation. We feel compelled to turn our passions into rewards and our preferences into performance. If something we care about doesn’t come with some external confirmation of its worth, it doesn’t feel worthwhile.
When Everything is a Reward, Nothing is Rewarding
A reflection on the overjustification effect, modern validation culture, and how flow can help restore genuine fulfillment.
Family, Friends, and Politics: Will Empathy Survive the Ideological Divide
A reflection on political polarization and its impact on society.
Witness to Strength
Some forms of strength don’t announce themselves. They unfold quietly, through pain endured with grace and dignity — the kind of strength that never asks to be seen, yet shapes everything it touches.
Witness to Strength
There are rare and special people in the world with a quiet, hidden strength. They experience pain, yet somehow gardens grow from the tears they shed. Their strength is often concealed beneath layers of self-doubt — so well hidden, in fact, that they often fail to see it themselves.
From Consumption to Creation: Reclaim Your Focus and Attention
A reflection on renewing focus in the attention economy by moving away from consumption and toward creation.