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029 - Is It Too Difficult To Motivate When Things Aren't Urgent? This Is For You!

ADHD Big Brother - ADHD and Depression Solutions, Laughter, and Thoughts

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The Pain Pleasure Principle

The pain pleasure principle was developed by sigmund freud. It says we avoid things that are painful and go towards things that are pleasurable. Cleaning the bedroom is too mentally, metaphorically painful to get out of. So it makes absolute sense that we'd put it off, cause there's no urgency. Only when there's a higher perceived negative consequence does our internal pain get outvoted.

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