The idea
Motivation includes different reasons for acting: interest, personal value, expectations and rewards. Those reasons can change.
Why it helps
Treating motivation as a variable lets you reconsider the plan instead of treating a quieter day as a verdict about yourself.
Try this
- Notice which reason for an action still feels relevant.
- Keep, adapt or pause the action on that basis.
Keep it simple
A changed feeling can be information, not an instruction to force it.
Research context
Ryan & Deci — Self-Determination Theory (2000)
General background for this original Selfboost guide. This tool itself has not been clinically evaluated.