godofgutless t1_j2prqiu wrote
Reply to comment by thecastingforecast in [Discussion] Does self improvement really work? Or is it just the way how we cope with how bad our life is by CrazyEvery3682
This is a good advice. While I disagree on the point that motivation is finite, Discipline will continue to push you where motivation fails.
thecastingforecast t1_j2psvw7 wrote
Motivation won't be with you 24/7, day after day, week after week. It comes and goes, ebbs and flows. You can't count on it and if you have any sort of mental health struggles like depression it can be especially hard to find. It is there when it wants to be there. It has limits which is the very definition of finite.
godofgutless t1_j2pu6ed wrote
You are wrong. Motivation is the manifestation of will. And it is that essential animalistic instinct that drives us to continue existing.
There is no purpose to life, it has no meaning. Knowing this the onus is upon the self to drive self forward. This is pure will, and even the least disciplined animal possesses this. Motive is raison d'etre, and becomes the primary motivator when one realizes there is no reason.
Discipline is the art of using the unreasonable to propel yourself. You don't have time to be depressed. You don't have time to be weak. These mentalities are the symptom. The illness is a lack of motivation. Thus to become yourself unreasonable and attack anything that seeks to slow you.
The truth is sad. Much wants more. It will never be enough if you are using your prime motivator to chase things, or other people. Bodily and mental perfection exist in the absolute pursuit of self improvement at all costs. But the sick thing in this, is that those who pursue self improvement over all gain the most. It is because they understand that entropy wins whenever gains are not made.
Artfully stated "If you aren't improving you're losing."
ButtyButtyButtButt t1_j2rf15g wrote
>Bodily and mental perfection exist in the absolute pursuit of self improvement at all costs
Sounds more like mental illness.
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