Atomic Habits Chapter 19/20: The Goldilocks Rule: How to Stay motivated in Life and Work
• The chapter starts with an inspiring example of a comedian Steven Martin who in the early days used to work in Disney land doing menial jobs and later on rose to fame as a comedian. He was committed to his habit of practising his craft for 18 years. 10 years spent learning, 4 years refining and 4 years as a wild success. How could he be so consistent with his habit for 18 years while most of us even struggle to Keep the Streak alive?
The scientist who research such questions found out that one way to maintain motivation and achieve peak levels of desire is to work on tasks that are "just the right level of difficulty".
• The greatest enemy to success is not failure rather it is boredom. Variable reward had proven to provide the maximum dopamine hit in quite a few tasks, a real life example would be slot machine.
• Anyone can work when they feel motivated but stepping up when it's annoying or painful or draining to do so, that's what makes the difference between professionals and amateurs. You will have to fall in love with boredom.
• There will be many situations against you and you will not FEEL like doing it but you would NEVER regret showing up and working on something THAT MATTERS TO YOU.
The scientist who research such questions found out that one way to maintain motivation and achieve peak levels of desire is to work on tasks that are "just the right level of difficulty".
• The greatest enemy to success is not failure rather it is boredom. Variable reward had proven to provide the maximum dopamine hit in quite a few tasks, a real life example would be slot machine.
• Anyone can work when they feel motivated but stepping up when it's annoying or painful or draining to do so, that's what makes the difference between professionals and amateurs. You will have to fall in love with boredom.
• There will be many situations against you and you will not FEEL like doing it but you would NEVER regret showing up and working on something THAT MATTERS TO YOU.
