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Motivation

Welcome to the motivation archive. If you’ve clicked this tag, then you’re interested in quickly finding all the articles that are related to this topic. If so, then you’re in the right place.

Here you’ll find all the articles that have been tagged to be about motivation or to contain information about this topic.

Articles here may include personal accounts as well as tips and information on the subject.

Will Discovering Your Motivational Factors Help You Achieve More

7 July 202530 July 2025 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman sitting on the hood of her car looking at a founded out paper map to represent the topic of the article - Will Discovering Your Motivational Factors Help You Achieve More

Reading Time: 6 minutesIf motivation were a limitless resource, we’d be sorted. Sadly, it’s not. But tapping into our motivational factors can change that

Categories Advice, General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Motivation, What is...6 Comments

Self Discipline And Motivation, Which Is More Important?

6 June 202421 September 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White woman sitting on the floor looking unmotivated to clean the floor while holding a mob, to represent the topic of the article - Self Discipline And Motivation, Which Is More Important?

Reading Time: 7 minutesWhen it comes to tasks we ought to do, we talk about motivation. But that’s not the whole picture, there’s also self discipline

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Depression, Motivation, What is...44 Comments

To Do Lists: The Simple Overlooked Motivational Technique

8 June 202425 May 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman laying on the sofa writing out their to-do list in their journal to represent the topic of the article - To Do Lists: The Simple Motivational Technique You've Been Overlooking - Unwanted Life

Reading Time: 6 minutesTo do lists are often overlooked as a motivational tool, but they can be surprisingly affective, as I found out while moving home recently

Categories Advice, General, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Motivation, Work53 Comments

Achievements Collage: An Easy Way To Celebrate Yourself

9 June 202416 March 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman gluing pictures to whiteboard to represent the topic of the article - Achievements Collage A Quick And Easy Way To Celebrate Yourself

Reading Time: 5 minutesCreating an achievements collage is a creative way to remind yourself of your achievements, boost motivation, and combat negative thoughts

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Motivation, Self-Care, What is...45 Comments

How To Avoid Fitness Boredom With ‘The Dice Man’

9 June 202426 May 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo a white man's hand casting dice into a stairwell to represent the topic of the article - How To Avoid Fitness Boredom With 'The Dice Man'

Reading Time: 7 minutesThis article outlines how you can adapt The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart for your exercise routine to avoid fitness boredom

Categories Advice, General, Health, Mental Health, ResearchTags App, Fitness, Media, Motivation, Self-Care53 Comments

How Anime Brings Mental Health Into The Mainstream

10 June 202421 April 2021 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a man drawing an anime and manga character on a clipboard to represent the topic of the article - How Anime Brings Mental Health Into The Mainstream

Reading Time: 10 minutesAnime is a form of entertainment that doesn’t shy away from tackling the taboo, with mental health being a common feature for anime characters

Categories General, Mental HealthTags Media, Motivation46 Comments

13 Fantastic Ways To Stop Sabotaging Myself

12 June 202415 July 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a book with a white woman on the cover with the words "yes you can" printed on it to represent the topic of the article - 13 Fantastic Ways To Stop Sabotaging Myself

Reading Time: 7 minutesA collection of tips and life hacks to help you get over your sabotaging behaviours so you can create a better quality of life for yourself

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Motivation125 Comments

Why Do I Sabotage Myself All The Time?

12 June 20248 July 2020 by Unwanted Life
A white man sitting on a sofa rubbing his temples with his glasses in his left hand to represent the topic of the article - Why Do I Sabotage Myself All The Time?

Reading Time: 10 minutesThere are a number of different ways we can sabotage ourselves, affecting our quality of life. But what exactly are they and am I doing them?

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Motivation, What is...79 Comments

The Blues: Post “Making Plans” Depression

19 June 202423 February 2019 by Unwanted Life
A blue scaled image of a woman curled up in an arm chair to represent being depressed, aka the blues with the title of the article in the top right corner - The Blues: Post "Making Plans" Depression

Reading Time: 4 minutesFeeling the blues from time to time is quite common and it can often happen without a known cause, so what can you do to manage those blues?

Categories GeneralTags Depression, Motivation, Self-Care22 Comments

Why Do I Fail To Keep Myself On Track?

20 June 202414 January 2019 by Unwanted Life
A picture of a train track leading towards a beautiful sky view with the title of the article (Why Do I Fail To Keep Myself On Track?) across the top of the image

Reading Time: 4 minutesDiscussing the difficulties I (and you) face with keeping myself on track and following through on my ideas so that I finish what I started

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Depression, Motivation27 Comments

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