Tag: motivation

Push + Pull

FYI: Asking me to subscribe to your website increases the likelihood that I will close the page

Closing the page is the easiest way to abort a pop-up advertisement.

When someone behaves in a pushy manner, I immediately react with pulling away (or “back”?).

I feel violated in my attempt to gain information. Ironically, the suggestion backfires by resulting in less engagement instead of more engagement.

Therefore push and pull can be interpreted as opposite forces, but they can also be interpreted as completely aligned … insofar as both may motivate the reader / consumer to abort the process, to shut down, abandon, leave, … to disengage.

We want to be part of that certain community and by doing this we often set ourselves up to fail

Keywords: goals , mindset , journal , planning , self-reflection , wellness

Let go of the label and create your own rules. Choosing to do this, is about your values and that’s all that matters. Without the label, you can do YOU. Flexibility is what I need to commit but don’t be fooled, maybe you actually need the label to have strict rules to be able to stick to it. HA, it never is a one size fit all! Tricky, hey?

https://truthfulteatalks.com/make-your-own-rules-so-you-can-commit-to-anything

how the fuck do I do this? (write a book)

It’s a Tuesday morning, and I’m late for work. I was supposed to work at 10am, now it’s 10:33 am. I got lost in the Palanca Awards application page, followed the rabbit hole to see a bunch of people getting their books published, their essays awarded, and all other things that “aspiring” writers want and “legit” writers have — a published work. Better, a published “body of work.”

https://aikawritesabook.wordpress.com/2019/09/03/september-3-2019