Re:Extrinsic and intrinsic motivation
by TeMPOraL on Monday July 09, 2018 @01:37AM
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> But I always failed to maintain longer than a week’s worth of concentrated productive habit. Why? I have a theory: you can’t maintain rigid schedules and habits if you have family too.
Counterpoint: I too fail to maintain a concentrated, productive habit for longer than ~a week. I do not have kids (yet) now, and I've also been failing at it when living alone. I was good at cutting out the distracting presence of other people, too, and it didn't help. I conclude that, at least for me, it's not about other people. There's something within me that prevents me from sticking to a habit I try to force on myself.
Counterpoint: I too fail to maintain a concentrated, productive habit for longer than ~a week. I do not have kids (yet) now, and I've also been failing at it when living alone. I was good at cutting out the distracting presence of other people, too, and it didn't help. I conclude that, at least for me, it's not about other people. There's something within me that prevents me from sticking to a habit I try to force on myself.