The Benefits of Boring

The compounding effects of monotonous consistency.

I wasn’t motivated to write today’s piece. In fact, I’m almost never “motivated” to write anything.

Right now, as I’m writing this paragraph, it’s a Sunday afternoon in Sevilla, Spain. Last night, I was out until 3:30 AM with some Americans I met yesterday. This morning, I woke up in a twin bed of an 8-person hostel dorm. It’s 90 degrees, and the air conditioning isn’t running.

I’m hungover, sweaty, and my brain is half-scrambled.

So no, I’m not motivated to write. In fact, writing doesn’t crack the top 100 things that I want to do today. But here I am, writing this piece anyway.
Motivation is fickle.

A David Goggins video may motivate you to hit the gym for a couple of days, but that motivation will burn out. An upcoming trip to South America will motivate you to study Spanish for a few weeks, but that motivation will burn out as well.

Motivation is a poor barometer for progress. In reality, what you do when you *aren’t motivated* is far more indicative of your success.

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