Get Motivated

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Reddit, Technology

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🗓️ 10 January 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Jared Wells was ready to accept death just one year ago. But a year in the gym with a bodybuilding legend has totally changed his perspective on life... and his body, of course. Plus, Ben and Amory share their 2019 resolutions and recruit Redditors to help them accomplish their goals. Read more about Jared here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/comments/85xfn6/image_thank_you_getmotivated/?st=JQEH8X32&sh=a8a167b6

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0:00.0	Produced by the iLab at WBUR Boston.
0:09.5	Emory, if you are trying to accomplish something, would you be most motivated by fear, jealousy, anger, or a lifetime supply of vegan chewing gum?
0:19.0	Yeah.
0:22.0	Uh, none of those really resonate with me, but for the sake of this thought experiment, we'll go gum.
0:29.5	What's your favorite motivational quote?
0:32.5	Um, at the moment, it's one that I found on the Get Motivated subreddit.
0:36.5	Okay.
0:37.5	And it's actually an earnest Hemingway quote.
0:39.5	He says, there's nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man.
0:43.5	True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.
0:48.5	Hmm.
0:49.5	I love that.
0:50.5	It's like you're great.
0:51.5	Just be a better version of yourself.
0:56.5	Okay, mine's a little different.
0:57.5	Okay.
0:58.5	I'm from Conan the barbarian.
1:00.5	Um, and it's an answer to what is best in life.
1:04.5	Hmm.
1:05.5	And his answer is to crush enemies, to see them driven before you.
1:10.5	And, uh, so it's a little different than Hemingway, but I seriously think that my answer for what motivates me is provocation.
1:19.5	Is like friendly competition.
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