If you see writing as a fun, painless way to be creative, you’ll drop it as soon as you realize how hard it is. If you see running as a cute little activity that will make you look cool, you’ll stop doing it within one or two runs. New runners will suffer from Achilles, calf, and knee pain. If you see surfing as gliding on perfect waves from the first day, your motivation will disappear within the first session. New surfers will suffer from rib and shoulder pain. Pain is inevitable when you’re trying something new because your body (or brain) is trying to adapt to new demands. Rather, it’s about seeking the positive, productive pain of adaptation.
Note that it doesn’t mean that you purposefully seek injuries or that you want to get hurt. They feel most alive when they’re exhausted. In fact, for many hikers, that pain is what makes their hobby so attractive. Physical and mental discomfort is an inevitable part of hiking. What happened? You focused on motivation instead of seeking-and welcoming-the pain of trying something new. Poof, that motivation for mountain hiking is now gone and soon to be forgotten. At home, you throw yourself onto your favorite sofa and start playing your favorite video game, snacking on your favorite potato chips. Defeated, you head back to the parking lot. You decide to grab something to eat and regroup.Ī short break helps for a while but within minutes after resuming the hike you feel terrible again. Within twenty minutes you’re sweating like a pig, you can barely catch a breath, and your feet and knees hurt. The next day comes and you head out for your first adventure. Driven by this motivation, you head to the nearest outdoor store and get all the equipment you need. You’re pumped up-it’s what you want to do as well. You watch some motivational videos of beautiful wilderness being explored on foot by a popular YouTuber. That pain is the price you need to pay to push your limits and expand your life.įor example, let’s say that you want to get into carrying heavy stuff over long distances and start hiking in the mountains. To get there, it’s inevitable to suffer-physically or mentally. If you want to change anything in your life, by default that new thing lies outside of your comfort zone. If you’re looking for guaranteed personal transformation, you need to seek pain instead and fall in love with suffering. David has learned that motivation wanes quickly and ultimately helps no one.
The premise of the book is that unlike most self-help titles, it doesn’t promise the reader success if he’s only “motivated” enough. So I sought out pain, fell in love with suffering, and eventually transformed myself from the weakest piece of shit on the planet into the hardest man God ever created, or so I tell myself. The bad hand that was my life was mine, and mine alone to fix. It won’t amplify your voice or uplift your life. Lessons From "Can't Hurt Me" by David Goggins Seriesįorget About Motivation, Seek Pain InsteadĮven the best pep talk or self-help hack is nothing but a temporary fix.Forget About Motivation, Seek Pain Instead.
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