What motivates me

      I find that I’m mainly motivated by responsibility and interest. I realize that I tend to prioritize work that effects not just me but other people like group work. So if I were to have both individual assignments and group assignments, I’m inclined to do the group assignment first. More often than not this causes me to fall behind on my individual work but to me, I find it less mindful to neglect my own work since it will only effect my own grade.

Besides that, in terms of studying, responsibility to myself and my parents is what motivates me. Since my parents spend money on my tuition and have put their trust in me to study well, I try my best to live up to their expectations.

As for interests, I find that I do things easier when I like them. I’m sure this applies to everyone. We don’t need anyone to force us to do our hobbies since we genuinely like and take interest in them. When I do things that I like, I’m highly motivated and hardly mind extra effort. If the topic of a subject or an assignment interests me, It isn’t hard to will myself into studying or completing it quickly without any procrastination.

            Generally speaking, I’m not a strongly motivated person. My bursts of motivation are brief and quick. So while I might get a burst of motivation after attending a motivational talk, I’ll soon lose that motivation. Though I do try to make sure I get done what I should get done. I’m hoping that I can become a more motivated person in the future.