Self-help: The motivation myth
I came across a really interesting video Ali Abdaal made in his book club series, where he talks about the book "The motivation myth" by Jeff Haden. It is a really insightful video on the book, which discusses how our idea of motivation, although socially accepted is actually pretty twisted and how motivation is actually a myth. If you want to check out the video and learn why it was so inspiring I'd highly recommend you see it for yourself. Ali Abdaaal: Why motivation is a myth Ali talks about the book in three stages. Firstly, he talks about how motivation is not the "spark" (ergo: a myth). Secondly he goes onto talk about how success depends on the process and lastly he talks about why you should try to be a jack of all trades. The idea that motivation is a myth, Jeff Haden tries to sell is that most of us are all under the impression that to do something, you NEED motivation. And what Jeff Haden argues is actually, no, motivation is just a byproduct of pro...