Procrastination

A little bit of motivation. That's all that was really needed to get back into the writing game again. It's been so long since my last post that I just kept putting it off and telling myself, "Yeah, next weekend I'll have more time." That never really happens though as in you never do get "more time." If anything you tend to lose time as the things you had put off yesterday come crashing into the present and then the real fun begins.

I wonder why most people are such procrastinators. In my case, I feel it may because there is just so much going on or maybe it's because I keep putting things of until the very last minute. So basically, I'm always stressed and feel like I'm going 100 mph. Na, that can't be it haha. My wife, on the other hand, makes sure that responsibilities are done on time and rarely puts things off until the last minute. As you would imagine, we have our share of "disagreements" where I'll keep things until the last minute and then most likely be persuaded to get it done before I get in trouble. There in lies that spark of motivation: the fear of punishment.

Throughout my life, I always heard that there are doers and that there are just those that are along for the ride. I suppose I used to be the latter but then again I always question myself whether or not I'm really pushing myself. Does anyone ever know how much they can accomplish? Or what they should be doing with their lives?

Motivation is directly correlated to the interest in the task at hand.. so maybe that's why those who love what they do tend to do things so well. But what about the rest of us caught I'm limbo? Or I guess the question is really, how do we create interest that gives us the motivation to do the things we do?

Are you motivated by interest or by fear of punishment?