November 16, 2008

A twisted form of motivation

I’ve been really depressed all day. Therefore, I’ve decided to employ a tactic I picked up from reading an autobiography of a girl with an eating disorder. Many things in her life were out of control, so she started trying to control her weight, because it was the one thing she could control. She’d say things like, “if I can go three days without eating, bad thing X will not occur.” Clearly not a healthy source of inspiration, but whatever – I’m going with it.

“If I can run a sub-4 marathon tomorrow, I will not be fired.”

There – now my job depends on it.

SHARE:

9 thoughts on “A twisted form of motivation”

  1. I’m so sorry you are feeling blue. I how the race went well. Don’t put so much pressure on yourself! Hopefully running pumped up your spirits. Can’t wait to hear how the marathon went!

  2. Hope that marathon went well! Be careful basing things out of your control (i.e. your job) on things you think you can control. Most things in life are out of our control to some degree.

Leave a Reply to losangelesdaze Cancel Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Join the List

Subscribe for instant email notification of new posts.

Join the List

Subscribe for instant email notification of new posts.

© 2023 by 50by25. All rights reserved. Actions taken from the hyperlinks on this blog may yield commissions for 50by25. View my FTC disclaimer.

Scroll to Top