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2 Apr 2025 · 1 min read

Motivation is slavery.

Motivation is slavery.
Yes, because if you need motivation, you are already a slave.
Who needs motivation? The one who does not want to do something but still has to do it. You are waiting for an external push, a reason, a stimulus—something outside of you to get you moving. This means you are not free. You are dependent. And dependence is slavery.
A free mind does not need motivation. It acts out of clarity, not compulsion. If you see something as true, as necessary, as inevitable, will you wait for motivation? Do you need motivation to breathe? Do you need motivation to remove your hand from fire?
But look at your life. You keep searching for motivation because you are forcing yourself to do things that do not come from clarity, from understanding. You are being dragged by duty, by pressure, by social expectations, and to tolerate this slavery, you keep demanding motivation like a drug.
Wake up. Do what is necessary, not what you need to be motivated for. If something needs motivation, question why you are doing it in the first place. If it is false, drop it. If it is true, motivation will not be needed—action will happen on its own.

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