How to Motivate Yourself to Do Something

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Some self-coercion strategies are negative like those two, but they aren't necessarily negative. If you want them to have some sort of moral accounting for your actions, what's good and bad, I would call that much more coercive. Whereas if it's more a desire partner who's helping you connect with what you really want and why you really want it, I would say it's much less coercive.

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What is non-self-coercion? What's so bad about coercing ourselves to do things we don't want to do? What is "the reconsolidation pyramid"? What are the differences between being heaven-oriented and enlightenment-oriented? What does it mean to scale trust?

Matt Goldenberg is the creator of Procrastination Playbook and the Head of Marketing at the Monastic Academy for the Preservation of Life on Earth. He spends his time meditating, helping people heal their emotional wounds, and working to prevent existential risks. Contact him via Twitter at @mattgoldenberg or via email at matt@procrastinationplaybook.net.

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