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21 January 2024

Will Power and Motivation aren’t Always On

Another gem of an insight. A legend goes praising people with a sheer will. As if we were born with such natural asymmetry of people who mold their life out of will power and others hindered with a fluctuating motivation setting an uncrossable border.

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Kathleen D Vohs an American psychiatrist brought up on the matter interesting insights. “Will power is like gas in your car” If you resist temptation, the will power will be used until exhaustion. Source: The One Thing – Garry Keller

Jocko Willink a former Navy Seal exposed in an interview with Dr Huberman his understanding. Motivation is just like an emotion, it comes an go, it isn’t a reliable drive to rely on. Naturally in his case, he pulled his drive from discipline.