Comments on: motivation. http://www.ryanholiday.net/motivation/ Meditations on strategy and life Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:25:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ben http://www.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13631 Ben Fri, 08 Jul 2011 21:02:27 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13631 Yeah, if you're a hedonist. The point is to contribute value to the world. That means "doing things and experiencing them" and "running to do what your nature demands." Just because something isn't fun or you don't enjoy it doesn't mean that it's bad for you. Sometimes the hardest things to do are the things we should be doing. More here (especially the last sentence): http://www.ryanholiday.net/the-good-life/ Yeah, if you’re a hedonist. The point is to contribute value to the world. That means “doing things and experiencing them” and “running to do what your nature demands.” Just because something isn’t fun or you don’t enjoy it doesn’t mean that it’s bad for you. Sometimes the hardest things to do are the things we should be doing.

More here (especially the last sentence):

http://www.ryanholiday.net/the-good-life/

]]> By: Working on Sundays | Drinking from the Firehose http://www.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13583 Working on Sundays | Drinking from the Firehose Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:38:48 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13583 [...] [2] – Motivation [...] [...] [2] – Motivation [...]

]]> By: Duzzlight http://www.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13579 Duzzlight Sat, 02 Jul 2011 22:55:47 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13579 If it isn't fun, and it isn't easy, do you enjoy it? I find it odd to force one's self to participate in activities that are not enjoyable in any way. If it's not fun and it's difficult, yet you enjoy it, then sure, I'll agree. Buy why bother doing it if it isn't enjoyable in any sense? It would simply be a waste of your time, would it not? If it isn’t fun, and it isn’t easy, do you enjoy it? I find it odd to force one’s self to participate in activities that are not enjoyable in any way. If it’s not fun and it’s difficult, yet you enjoy it, then sure, I’ll agree. Buy why bother doing it if it isn’t enjoyable in any sense? It would simply be a waste of your time, would it not?

]]> By: A Natural State « RyanHoliday.net http://www.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13560 A Natural State « RyanHoliday.net Tue, 28 Jun 2011 21:38:07 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-13560 [...] people who love what they do wear themselves out doing it. They forget to even wash and sleep. There is a reason, I think, that [...] [...] people who love what they do wear themselves out doing it. They forget to even wash and sleep. There is a reason, I think, that [...]

]]> By: Xavier http://www.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-8089 Xavier Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:49:05 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-8089 You won't know why, but please accept my thanks for this post. You won’t know why, but please accept my thanks for this post.

]]> By: decker http://www.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-8088 decker Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:14:41 +0000 http://dev.ryanholiday.net/motivation/#comment-8088 I woke up this morning at 5:30 intending get started on my day. Instead I went back to sleep and woke up at 11. After I read this post, I printed out that quote and put it up over my bedroom light switch. I'm not going to let those "stay in your warm bed" thoughts dominate my head anymore. I woke up this morning at 5:30 intending get started on my day. Instead I went back to sleep and woke up at 11. After I read this post, I printed out that quote and put it up over my bedroom light switch. I’m not going to let those “stay in your warm bed” thoughts dominate my head anymore.

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