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The unfortunate corrolary to this is that if you are fueling your tasks with anger and caffeine, letting go of that anger can be supremely demotivating. Trying to be a healthier person to be around can turn around and sap your will for your efforts. At least that is how my experience has been.
So you're saying substitute more caffeine, or are we gonna try a different emotion?
How about envy? Pick one person to be really jealous of and let that drive you to new heights. Or become a Sith.
I vote lust. Develop an intense fetish for your own ability to focus and be productive.
Unrealistic, settle for bondage like the rest of us.
The priapism is gonna be a problem
With that attitude, it will be...
Personally I have been microdoseing anxiety for years. Sure, it's a bad solution but it is a "functioning" solution.
Nothing more permanent than a temporary solution that works
Post-covid its not working for me anymore. Something broke and it hasn't come back. It was my go to 😔
Maybe the upgrade to this can be righteous anger, like an anime hero, lots of screaming and yelling but it's out of raw determination rather than hatred for all things lol.
Oh my god--it's not just me. I worked on my anxiety and then I stopped being motivated by fear to do the things I need to do.
That’s what I’ve been dealing with for a year.