A lot of people view their motivation as something out of their control. It comes and goes, catlike in its fickleness. By breaking down motivation to its components, however, you’ll be able to troubleshoot your lack of motivation and figure out ways to increase it. But first: what is motivation? Motivation is Your Emotional Energy for Making The Right Choices Every few months I get excited about doing...

I’m a young software developer and caregiver. This web site is about my experimentations in creating and following a system for constant personal growth. This article gives some background on the circumstances that motivated me to start those experimentations and this site. It was around summer of 2008 that I realized I had become mean — a small person, constantly irritable and ready to cut down...