Well, last week was a major fail. I’m going to try again with this blog.
People do things for two reason: a good reason and the real reason.
A good reason is what we tell people when they ask us why were doing it. The real reason is what’s actually motivating us to do something. I’ve always taken pride that I was really honest with myself about the real reason why I kept this blog.
My Good Reason was to prove that an INFP can make great changes in their life.
My Real Reason was that I was filling my need for Critical Importance.
I wrote an article on my INFP blog called Fulfilling Your Needs about the need for Critical Importance. Basically, I write this blog. People read it. I feel I’m important. If I’m honest with myself and and admit my real reason, it saves a lot of time trying to fool myself that I’m doing stuff for some ideal purpose.
So I’ve been doing various experiments to get new readers. The last one being to not post every day, because who wants to read a daily blog. It’s too much.
Here’s the drawback. I wasn’t getting as much done as last month. When I posted last month, this blog kept me accountable. This blog was helping me with my Growth need even though it wasn’t doing much for my Critical Importance need. This month is total slack for me.
When it comes down to it. I don’t feel as good as I did last month because I’m not getting as much done. And doing stuff because it makes you feel good, no matter how difficult is a Real Reason to do something. …Continue Reading
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