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3 motivation myths

Important things don't get done just because they're important.

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Jesse J. Anderson
Aug 25, 2026
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I’ve quit jobs over time sheets.

Filling one out takes maybe ten minutes. For most people. For me it felt like it would probably take ten hours.

I knew it was important. I often couldn’t get paid without it.

But I still couldn’t make myself do it. No matter how important it was, no matter how big the reward was, no matter how harsh the consequence was.

And …

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