Sunday, January 18, 2015

A little motivation

A little motivation goes a long way.

There was this thing that my brother wanted me to do on the computer. I was stalling of course, finding excuses every time he asked me about it. Then I told him I could not do it. Somehow I started believing that as well.

We were meeting with a friend, and my brother brought up the topic. This friend is great with computers. He simply told my brother that I was fully capable of doing that thing, and that I was just a bit lazy.

Reaching home, I switched on the computer and tried doing that thing. And  I did it.

If it was not for this friend's belief in my ability, I could not have done it. In other words, if it was not for this friend's surety of my laziness, I would not have done it.

This motivation thing is a bit confusing. Many times people seem to be motivating us, but actually have hidden motives. A little judgement is required as well :-)

The question now is, how do I motivate my brother to get along with computers?

8 comments:

  1. Sometimes a few words can spur us on indeed. But then sometimes no amount can get someone to do something they don't want to do

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    1. I should have thought of this. Hindsight, thou art a ...

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  2. Obviously, your friend had the best intentions --a friend indeed.

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    1. Yes, I feel really lucky to have people like that in my life :-)

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  3. Don't do his work for your brother, instead ask him to learn how to do it. Necessity is the best motivator. :-)

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    1. Just doing his computer work is easier than convincing him. In this case, it is not necessary for me to teach him. He can learn when he needs it. For now, I will stay the home 'expert' on the topic :-)

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  4. It all depends on how much your brother is able to handle computers. If he is not tech savy, you can do the favour of fixing it up for him. May be he can return the favour, so me how.

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    1. Believe me, he returns the favour in lots and lots of ways. Still doesn't mean he's not a rascal, but well.

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