I still remember how life was before quarantine, being carefree and indifferent to the big problems of the world; living life through the highs of today rather than the worries of tomorrow. And many people say that quarantine made kids grow up too fast, showing them that the world isn’t a perfect place, rather a collection of imperfect ideas that when looked at from the right angle gives the illusion of tranquility. An illusion that was broken in seconds. When people say this, they usually mean it negatively, as if to say being older is being thrust into a world with problems, without the solutions. And I completely agree with this, but is it such a bad thing? As people, we naturally feel lost when there’s nothing we’re working towards, like a big promotion, a group project, or a nonprofit cause. But children haven’t developed this sense of self-awareness. Naturally, as we get older, this universal fact becomes clearer and even self-evident. I feel lucky that I got a taste for this dur...
This blog aims to tackle the difficult question of why we are motivated to do things, and how we can maximize this motivation. Whenever we start something new, we are either inspired to, or forced to. Both are completely valid reasons for doing something, and life will definitely hit us with both constantly. But after the impetus, maintaining the desire to continue doing something is much harder. Here we come to the idea of dubs, which is short for W (double-u), which is then short for Win, or the term I prefer more: Victory. Victories are times when we accomplish something hard, like doing a new skateboarding trick or solving a hard math problem. But the most important part about a Victory is that it should be repeatable ( otherwise it becomes a dream ). A repeatable victory is something you can incrementally improve on, like a progression of skateboarding tricks or finishing a math problemset. Having small victories you can that you can repeat keeps motivation running for a lot ...