Originally Posted by
Conduct
Good point. Although I do think that not only does motivation come from setting goals, and all that fun stuff, it may even come from the environment you live around, or in other words, your surroundings.
For example, I think someone would generally have more motivation if they lived out in the country, where the sun shines and they can sit out with no disrupting and abrupt honks and constant roaring of engines caused by cars. This example also links quite closely with depression. As a matter of fact, here in Canada, I feel less happy since we just had more than 5 months of winter, meaning there are shorter days and less sunlight usually.
It's quite complex actually if you think about it. Something as simple as light can be the difference between you going to the gym and you sitting at home with your favorite show on, listening to the rain pouring down from the dark clouds outside.
You get depressive in big cities too... All that grey and big constructions with little to no space to nature feels like shit. Hell, even in a small city I'm feeling better. 5 months of winter would only make it worse.
Can agree that motivation comes from the surroundings, like your house, school, neighbors or other places that you can meet people. If you live in a place with constant bad mood, you're prone to be part of that bad mood too and getting out of it I'll be hard as fuck.
In the end, what matters is the way you perceive the world and how you deal with it.