#extrinsic

As we live our lives, we often find ourselves disatisfied, disconnected, unhappy, wondering what the damn point of all this is. Perhaps we feel unsatisfied because we attach extrinsic (external) motivations to everything from personal development, to our health, to our meditation practice. Look at a child. Does a kid draw to create a drawing, or do anything else they enjoy to accomplish anything other than to enjoy the activity itself? Perhaps we feel so empty because as we grow up, we're taught that intrinsic motivation is silly or unproductive. We should do something becuase it accomplishes a goal. What if we got it wrong? What if you're struggling to do something you "should" do because you think you "should" do it? As for how you regain intrinsic motivation, I'm still trying to figure that out. One thing I do know is that social media and most of the internet doesn't help.