If motivation is no longer a problem for you, that could be something really interesting for the akrasia discussions. What changed so that motivation is no longer a problem?
Being an eye witness of your own motives and growing-up is a tough exercise to conclude accurately.
I believe that it would be of no help in the mentioned discussions. It is rather inherent, something neurological.
I grew up in a very religious environment. Any significance, my goals, were mainly set to focus on being a good Christian. Although I assume it never reached my 'inner self', I consciously tried to motivate myself to reach this particular goal due to fear of dying. But on a rather unconscious level it never worked, this goal has always been ineff...
We've had these for a year, I'm sure we all know what to do by now.
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