Motivational Ideas (Part 14)

1. By giving ourselves rewards after completing certain tasks, we can help prevent boredom that can develop from our routine work.

2. If by chance we waste some day, we will realize that how much time we actually have and that we can achieve anything in that much time.

3. Many times, its not about perfection, but about being good enough. Otherwise we won’t get anything done.

4. Highly motivated individuals think that they cannot easily sleep at night if throughout the day, their priorities were somewhere else other than their mission.

3. Studying for fun and enjoying what you study gives the real learning. Forcing to study or studying for marks is an unhealthy form of learning. Therefore, we can studying any topic we want they way we like. We can study any books we like, or watch any videos on the topic we like. This will help us enjoy the learning.

4. Each one of us is given different skills, abilities and even resources in this life. The point is how well each one of us use our skills and resources to make our way through this life and into paradise. It’s not about being concerned about what others are given.

5. Its important to not only chase what pleases us on the outside, but also to keep our insides clean. For seeing is not only the presence of light on the outside, but also the ability of the eyes to see and function from the inside.

6. Decisions of today decide our tomorrow.

7. ‘Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. (1)

8. It’s so sad to imagine those people who always want what others have. This means that such people never get to experience or look for what they themselves desire. They never get to make their own personal choices.

9. Knowledge + plan = zero; knowlege + plan + action = results

10. Property can be destroyed and wealth can lose its value, but character, knowledge, health, and good judgment will always be in demand under all conditions (2)

11. I don’t pity the poor who has in-depth knowledge and is learned as much as I pity the rich who knows nothing. I feel like such a rich person missed out on so much.

12. Science seems to be ultimate modern ‘fact-checker’. But the question is: Should we purely and solely rely on science for all answers?

This question is important especially because some people may even want the proof of the existence of God through science. But here are some questions that are worth pondering upon. How do we know that the consciousness exists. How do we know scientifically about the existence of our thoughts and are dreams proven scientifically? Is there a scientific way to check and undoubtedly authenticate all historical facts and actions? Does history become false if science cannot back it? Furthermore, how can we prove to a colour-blind person about the existence of colours? How do we convince him that colours (before he is actually cured) exist when he has never actually experienced them before?

The point here is that the modern-science is not the only solution. We need to also incorporate other pathways such as our experiences and philosophy. Our education should be based on science, philosophy and religious studies and not just science.

13. The example of the difference between a knowledgeable person and that of an ignorant person is the example of fruits. If an ignorant persons tries to educate people with what he doesn't know, it is the example of someone giving people unripe fruits. It will taste bad, it will not give the true sweetness and it may be difficult to digest. However, the person who is educated and then teaches people is like a person giving ripe fruits which taste good, sweet and are easy to digest.

References:

(1) attributed to Einstein online.

(2) Taken from a quote attributed to Roger Babson online.