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How to Diagnose a “Motivation” Problem (and Fix the Right Thing)

February 6, 2026 | Renée Fishman

Here’s what you really mean when you say you don’t “feel motivated” and how to address the root problem.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: action, ADHD, burnout, emotions, fatigue, motivation, motive, nervous system, overwhelm, process, productivity, reasons, rewards

3 Ways to Drive Action Without Rewards

September 6, 2024 | Renée Fishman

When you take action because of the rewards you expect to receive, what happens when you fail to receive the expected rewards? Here are 3 ways to source your actions from a different place so you can be consistent.

Filed Under: ADHD, Productivity Tagged With: action, ADHD, consistency, motivation, process, productivity, purpose, reasons, rewards, sustainability

5 Reasons to Workout — Especially When You Don’t Feel Like It

July 27, 2024 | Renée Fishman

I’ve haven’t missed a daily workout in over a decade, even though I often “don’t feel like it.” Here are 5 reasons to workout every day — especially when you don’t feel like it.

Filed Under: Fitness, Habits Tagged With: coaching, excuses, exercise, fitness, habits, motivation, movement, productivity, reasons, rest, rituals, rules, workout

3 Tips to Get Through CrossFit’s Murph Workout

May 26, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The Murph is a popular CrossFit workout that is done each year on Memorial Day weekend. It’s simple on paper, but grueling in implementation. Here are 3 tips to get through it — and feel good about it when it’s over.

Filed Under: CrossFit Tagged With: action, community, CrossFit, fitness, meaning, Murph, perseverence, personal development, purpose, reasons, workouts

Find Your Power in Owning Your Failures

February 13, 2023 | Renée Fishman

Games are rarely won or lost as a result of a late-game call. Taking responsibility for our failures gives us agency and the power to make a different decision next time.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: agency, blame, drama triangle, excuses, failure, honesty, ownership, personal development, reasons, self-reflection, shame, sovereignty, success

How to Sustain a Consistent Writing Practice — Even When You Don’t Feel Motivated

November 22, 2022 | Renée Fishman

I’ve published over 2,000 essays and sustained a daily blog for over 5 years. Here’s the truth about how to sustain a practice even when you don’t “feel motivated.”

Filed Under: Creating, Productivity Tagged With: commitment, daily practice, habits, lessons, motivation, practice, productivity, reasons, rituals, writing

If You Want Freedom, You Need Radical Self-Honesty

September 25, 2019 | Renée Fishman

Radical self-honesty is an essential ingredient of self-acceptance, self-compassion, and self-love. And it’s crucial to freeing ourselves from what holds us back.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: busy, honesty, inner work, introspection, reasons, social media

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