The hottest Motivation Substack posts right now

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Getting Out of a Rut and What I've Learned!

Uneasy’s Substack • 2 HN points • 01 Aug 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation
  1. Getting out of a rut can be really challenging, especially when you know what you should be doing but feel stuck. It's normal to struggle, and you're not alone in this experience.
  2. Start small by picking just three important things you want to focus on, and then choose one easy step for each. Taking lazy steps is okay; what's important is the progress.
  3. Celebrate your small wins and stick to your routine for a couple of weeks. This can help you build momentum and get back on track without feeling overwhelmed.

Career Transition Complete

Ben’s Blog 🏉 🧠🧑‍💻 • 25 implied HN points • 30 May 25
🎾 Sports Motivation
  1. After seven years, the career change is finally done. It feels amazing to get paid doing what I love, especially after struggling to find my path.
  2. I used to dislike running and public speaking, but now they are central to my work. This shows that interests can change, and you may find joy in unexpected places.
  3. Talking with mentors is important. Conversations can lead to new ideas and connections, helping to support and grow your passions.

Self Discipline for Screwups

A blog. • 55 implied HN points • 01 Jan 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation
  1. Self-discipline isn't about forcing yourself all the time. It's more like managing a team, where you need to work with your urges to create a balanced approach.
  2. Making tasks easier or harder to do can help you develop good habits. For example, keeping tempting distractions out of reach while making healthy choices more accessible can change your behavior.
  3. Motivation can be boosted by tracking your progress. Simple methods like using checkmarks can make you feel good about your achievements and encourage consistency.

Bite-Sized Self-Care Challenge Day 21

QUALITY BOSS • 19 implied HN points • 21 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation
  1. It's important to celebrate the small things in life. Little achievements can bring joy and boost your motivation.
  2. Celebrating habits can make you feel more successful. Every time you complete a small action, give yourself a little cheer!
  3. Find fun ways to celebrate your wins. You can do a happy dance, shout out joyfully, or imagine fireworks just for you.
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Three people I admire

Tech Ramblings • 39 implied HN points • 07 May 23
💼 Business Motivation
  1. David Goggins inspires hard work and resilience. He shows that facing fears and not settling for mediocrity is important for success.
  2. Ray Dalio's books offer valuable lessons on building a company and understanding societal changes. His principles on culture and feedback are especially useful for entrepreneurs.
  3. John McWhorter excels in clear and thoughtful debate. He teaches how to focus on ideas rather than personal attacks, making discussions more accessible for everyone.

Turnaround #4: Career and money

Turnaround • 316 implied HN points • 13 Aug 19
💼 Business Motivation
  1. When considering a career, focus on meaningful work and opportunities for growth rather than just money
  2. Money is important, but it's considered a hygiene factor in job satisfaction, not a primary motivator
  3. Finding a job that aligns with your values, allows for personal development, and provides opportunities for recognition and responsibility can lead to greater job satisfaction

Reasons to Have a Co-Founder (instead of going solo)

Texts with Founders • 8 implied HN points • 08 Aug 25
💼 Business Motivation
  1. Having a co-founder can help you share the workload, especially in the crucial early stages of building and selling your product. If you're not ready to handle both sides, partnering up makes sense.
  2. Co-founders can bring valuable industry experience that can boost your startup's success, especially if you're new to the field. It's great to work with someone who knows the ins and outs of the industry you’re entering.
  3. Some people are more motivated when working alongside others. If you thrive in a team environment, having a co-founder can inspire you and help you do your best work.

How to stay motivated while learning Java?

Weekend Developer • 19 implied HN points • 06 Oct 23
🕹 Technology Motivation
  1. When learning Java, start by writing code as if you're in a procedural language to ease the transition
  2. Writing unit test cases is important to become a seasoned Java programmer; it helps validate your code
  3. Refactor your code by breaking logic into simpler methods, identifying and grouping methods/variables into classes, and reviewing your code for improvements

How I Built This In Public: Luca Restagno

Build In Public Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 11 Aug 23
💼 Business Motivation
  1. Start your 'build in public' journey early to engage with your audience and get valuable feedback.
  2. Building in public can be energizing, provide introspection, and offer opportunities for collective learning.
  3. Overcome the fear of judgment and share your journey authentically to gain trust and reputation in the community.

Defining Your North Star

Mindset Mastery • 19 implied HN points • 10 Apr 23
💼 Business Motivation
  1. Defining Your North Star is about choosing a direction, not just a destination.
  2. Supporting newsletters financially helps access subscriber-only content.
  3. Consider sharing valuable content with others in your creative community.

Ambition

Venture Prose • 239 implied HN points • 10 Feb 20
💼 Business Motivation
  1. Ambition is within reach of all people and is mostly tied to the limits we set or think exist.
  2. Traveling abroad and interacting with successful entrepreneurs can inspire and broaden ambition.
  3. Successful entrepreneurship requires qualities like obsession, hard work, continuous learning, risk-taking, and the willingness to make radical decisions.

The Hardest Part

CTOrly • 39 implied HN points • 05 Aug 22
🚌 Education Motivation
  1. Starting is always challenging, but it's not the only difficult part; other complexities follow.
  2. Success depends on evolving definitions, simplification, and finishing well, not just starting.
  3. Knowing how to finish and what to start are crucial; consistently starting without finishing may reveal underlying issues.

Will people be motivated to learn difficult disciplines and skills without economic incentive?

Engineering Ideas • 39 implied HN points • 20 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Motivation
  1. People are motivated to learn difficult skills for competition, economic gain, intrinsic interest, or altruism.
  2. With automation, economic motivation for learning may decline, leading to a shift in human activities towards physical games, cognitive games, manual labor, spirituality, art appreciation, or passive consumption.
  3. The future of widespread intrinsic motivation for learning is seen as unlikely, requiring a supportive environment and upbringing.

Rejection

Ben’s Blog 🏉 🧠🧑‍💻 • 25 implied HN points • 25 Nov 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation
  1. Rejection can hurt, even when you expect it. It's normal to feel down after being turned away, but it's important to keep moving forward.
  2. Reflecting on your 'why' can help regain motivation. Understanding the purpose behind your ideas can provide clarity and strength to persist.
  3. Sharing your feelings about rejection can be helpful. Writing about experiences can lead to self-reflection and new ideas for improvement.

The Price of Success

YouTopian Journey • 87 implied HN points • 23 Jul 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation
  1. Success comes with a price that must be paid: time, commitment, sacrifice, setbacks, and isolation.
  2. To achieve success, one must be willing to go all the way, facing challenges, failures, and isolation with determination.
  3. The path to success involves pushing past doubts, prioritizing goals, embracing failures, and persevering through obstacles.

Rough Drafts Instead of Resolutions

polymathematics • 39 implied HN points • 10 Jan 23
🚌 Education Motivation
  1. Think of your yearly goals as rough drafts, not strict resolutions. This way, you can be flexible and adapt as the year goes on.
  2. Imagine the kind of experiences you want to have throughout the year. Consider what activities excite you and whom you want to share them with.
  3. Focus on the journey instead of the end result. It's all about enjoying the process and learning along the way.

Timeless Questions that Shape Your Life

DruGroup • 59 implied HN points • 03 Mar 22
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Motivation
  1. It's important to know what matters most in your life. Understanding your values helps align your decisions with who you are and who you want to be.
  2. Knowing your big 'why' is crucial. Identifying your motivations can give your life meaning and purpose.
  3. Building a good support team matters. The people around you can influence your life positively, so it's important to nurture those relationships.

The Way of the Scroll

The Carousel • 36 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Motivation
  1. The article explores different types of successful posters on the internet, like Wrinkle Finders, Insight Miners, Gonzo Reporters, Parasocial Friends, Rise and Grinders, and Beauty Promoters.
  2. Successful posters offer emotional benefits to their audience, such as factual truth, emotional truth, adventure, humor, motivation, and beauty.
  3. Different types of successful posters engage with their audience in unique ways, from sharing surprising information to creating emotional connections through humor or aesthetics.

On Riding Out Industry Turmoil

House of Strauss • 54 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23
🎾 Sports Motivation
  1. Some sports writers stick with the profession despite industry turmoil.
  2. Having a strong 'why' is essential for persevering in a challenging industry.
  3. In creative fields like sports media, drive and passion are crucial for long-term success.

How Your Mindset Determines Your Course

Perspectives • 10 implied HN points • 19 Dec 24
🚌 Education Motivation
  1. Your mindset can shape your experiences and outcomes. Believing that you can learn and improve helps you tackle challenges better.
  2. Praising effort, rather than innate intelligence, encourages persistence and a love for learning in kids. It's better to focus on hard work rather than just being 'smart.'
  3. Changing how you view your abilities is key. When you stop seeing things as fixed and treat them as skills to develop, you open up more opportunities to grow.

Interestingness not "Passion"

A blog. • 4 implied HN points • 31 May 25
🎭️ Culture Motivation
  1. Instead of following your passion, focus on what you find interesting. Things become easier when you're engaged in something you enjoy.
  2. Being truly interesting comes from being genuinely interested in your pursuits, not trying to appear intriguing just for attention.
  3. Your interests can lead to valuable skills and knowledge, so it's important to choose and cultivate interests that are both enjoyable and enriching.

I Love Pain

We're Gonna Get Those Bastards • 7 implied HN points • 20 Jan 25
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation
  1. Getting out of your comfort zone is important. If you only stick to what's easy, you won't achieve much and might end up feeling regret.
  2. Embracing pain can lead to growth. Instead of avoiding difficult situations, running headfirst into them can open up new opportunities and experiences.
  3. Success is about perspective. Even if things don't work out as planned, you'll still learn something valuable from the experience.

Peak Performance #22 | Motivated by Fear

The Leadership Lab • 19 implied HN points • 14 Feb 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Motivation
  1. Many individuals are primarily motivated by fear, consciously or unconsciously. Fear can create temporary energy but has high costs on health, relationships, and overall well-being.
  2. Fear as motivation can lead to a belief that joy and success are incompatible, causing individuals to equate success with survival. This can result in a constant state of stress and inability to enjoy life.
  3. Changing motivation from fear to love, joy, creativity, or play is uncomfortable but essential. It requires challenging long-held beliefs and patterns to embrace a more fulfilling and healthier way of living.

How to Get Lucky

polymathematics • 19 implied HN points • 10 Jun 22
📖 Philosophy Motivation
  1. To get lucky, you need to take more chances. The more you try, the better your odds of succeeding.
  2. Staying committed to your goals for a long time can increase your chances of luck.
  3. Being active and involved is better than just watching from the sidelines if you want to find success.