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- Made You Think –– The Qur'an
- It makes it easier to see how it can spread in just a decade: if you have a group of people believing that you have to fight for your beliefs or you go to hell, vs a group of polytheists who don't have that same level of [[motivation]], it's obvious who's beliefs will "win"
- Atomic Habits –– James Clear
- [[How To Take Smart Notes - Sonke Ahrens]], and more on [[motivation]]
- "[[motivation]] "Nobody needs willpower not to eat a chocolate bar when there isn't one around, and nobody needs willpower to do something they wanted to anyway.""
- [[How To Take Smart Notes - Sonke Ahrens]], and more on [[motivation]]
- Atomic Habits –– James Clear
- "[[motivation]] "Nobody needs willpower not to eat a chocolate bar when there isn't one around, and nobody needs willpower to do something they wanted to anyway.""
- How To Take Smart Notes –– Sonke Ahrens
- [[motivation]] "Nobody needs willpower not to eat a chocolate bar when there isn't one around, and nobody needs willpower to do something they wanted to anyway."
- This is also about building good habits. [[Atomic Habits - James Clear]]
- [[motivation]] "Nobody needs willpower not to eat a chocolate bar when there isn't one around, and nobody needs willpower to do something they wanted to anyway."
- How To Take Smart Notes –– Sonke Ahrens
- Only if the work itself becomes rewarding can the dynamic of [[motivation]] and reward become sustainable and propel the whole process forward.
- How To Take Smart Notes –– Sonke Ahrens
- It is not just about feeling in control, it is about setting up the work in a way that we really are in control. And the more control we have to steer our work towards what we consider interesting and relevant, the less willpower we have to put into getting things done. Only then can work itself become the source of [[motivation]], which is crucial to make it sustainable.