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this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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And we all have to remember that motivation comes after your first positive experience or first positive interaction with something. Like if you're working out, first time lost and then uptick in that feel good drug your brain produces. First, you just have to get out there and do whatever it is you want to start doing, that's why starting is always the hardest part. Because there's no happy brain drug effect with just simply doing something, you have to get them positive result from it first, then motivation comes