Real Motivation Lies in Progress

Real motivation stems from seeing progress, and to truly sense progress, you need clear goals and direction.

Without these, you might be moving, but it's hard to feel that you're actually getting somewhere. That little burst of dopamine you get when you tick off a task on your to-do list? It matters a lot.

Logging your tasks gives you clarity — at least on the direction, if not on the full scope of your goals. Ticking off those to-dos as you accomplish each one, day by day, week by week, is a crucial motivator. It keeps you pushing forward, inching closer to your goals.

Hence at ikigai, we got everything logged in todos. We have 100s of todos opening and closing every week.

There's no better motivation than the fulfillment you feel through this progress.