534: The Best & Less-Than-Best Motivations for Learning by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits

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🗓️ 28 May 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Leo Babauta created Zen Habits, which is about finding simplicity and mindfulness in the daily chaos of our lives. It’s about clearing the clutter so we can focus on what’s important, create something amazing, find happiness. Episode 534: The Best & Less-Than-Best Motivations for Learning by Leo Babauta of Zen Habits (Motivation & Inspiration for your Life). The original post is located here: https://zenhabits.net/enthused-learning Please Rate & Review the Show! Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com and Join the Ol' Family to get your Free Gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily Episode 534, the best and less than best motivations for
0:06.4	learning by Leo Baubout of Zenhabits.net and I'm Justin Mollick.
0:10.7	Happy Sunday and welcome to the podcast where I simply read blogs to you for free, like
0:14.9	a gigantic ongoing audiobook with a bunch of different authors.
0:18.0	Today features Leo Baubout of Zenhabits and we're now really close to the end of the
0:22.3	month which means it's time for another book giveaway.
0:24.9	I give away at least one every month to a random person on my mailing list and usually
0:29.0	in our Facebook group too, to be part of the drawings make sure you're on the weekly
0:32.7	newsletter mailing list at oldpodcast.com and for bonus raffles the Facebook group at oldpodcast.com
0:39.7	slash Facebook.
0:41.4	I'll give you a quick reminder at the end of the show so for now let's hear from Leo
0:45.5	as we optimize your life.
0:51.6	The best and less than best motivations for learning by Leo Baubout of Zenhabits.net.
0:57.9	We all go through dips in motivations sometimes.
1:00.6	The key is to figure out a better motivator and adjust your plan.
1:04.2	Today I'd like to talk about a few common motivations that don't work that well and then
1:08.8	share what I've found to be the best motivations for learning, ones that keep you going strong
1:13.4	even after a month or two.
1:15.7	Let's start with some less than best motivations.
1:19.0	Number one, a big goal.
1:21.8	People are often very motivated in the beginning of any challenge by setting a big goal for themselves
1:26.2	and there's nothing wrong with this at all.
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