I made a short tweet about this as well.
Most motivational media I have consumed so far in my life has been very simple, emotional and almost primal. This is a good thing for short bursts of motivation, but I have never been able to sustain this type of motivation over a longer period of time.
Usually, when someone has asked me what my goals are and what “drives” me, I have needed to pause and almost search for something to say.
I have realized that I do not have an absolute and grandiose goal (yet?).
This does not mean I do not get obsessed or enjoy the work I do, quite the opposite. I have always managed to find beauty in the work I’ve done (although, my initial filtering of work I could consider doing might be rough).
Rather, I have simply enjoyed getting the opportunity to work with the individuals and the problems at hand.
I have friends and met various people that do indeed have these absolute goals that they are trying to solve, and I respect that immensely.
I remember seeing a similar discourse on Bluesky not that long ago, but I need to dig it up…
My goal now will be to read more about this, the different forms motivation and goals can come in.