Motivation by Greed, Envy, and Insecurity

As I have gotten older, I have become more and more self-aware of my motivations and the motivations of others around me.

Often, in order to understand others, it first takes the ability to master oneself and to find out one’s true motivations.

Sadly, most motivations are driven by insecurity, envy, and greed, and sometimes, to be more accurate, what we want for ourselves doesn’t come from our agency.

It comes from friends, family and society telling others why we should wish to do something.

When we get dressed in the morning, we don’t choose clothes for ourselves.

We choose clothes that will impress other people and fit the social norms in our day-to-day lives and work environments.

Nobody goes to work dressed like somebody from the hit TV show Wolf Hall because of the social conventions, and a breach of those conventions can have dire consequences.

I would also add that people do or do not have children or pursue careers due to the nature of Western society and the destruction of the broader family bonds, which means we are competing for status with people we interact with.

And because our environments are highly career-focused and incredibly individualistic, those people don’t care about your children because it means nothing to them.

Therefore, it conveys no status or prestige to people who have children because the only people who…