What keeps me motivated is this link[0] which in is about the journey of developing a startup.<p>I'm really interested what resources people here fallback on when looking for motivation.<p>[0]: http://statspotting.com/a-lesson-from-the-shawshank-redemption/
I don't believe a book or anything similar can keep me "motivated" (that depends on one's will and outlook), but some can definitely help. A very influential text that helped me advance quite a bit in shaping my world view was the Anarchist Banker of Pessoa. It gives an interesting answer to the question of "existing in a world as a single individual that can hardly ameliorate the world on his own". Combining that with a reading of "Existentialism is a Humanism", and general free thinking, do help to build a strong defence mechanism to the facts of the outer world that can demotivate you. I'm quite an outlier in this community of mostly engineers and entrepreneurs, groups with which my thoughts usually conflict (especially the latter ones), but reading philosophy and philosophically-charged literature can furnish a sort of critical thinking, skepticism and/or quasi-nihilism that can actually boost one's confidence in pursuing some ends.
Paul Graham - How Not To Die - <a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html</a><p>2002 NCAA wrestling finals - Josh Lambrecht (Oklahoma) vs Rob Rohn (Lehigh) - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRB6m4VdeJQ&t=270s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRB6m4VdeJQ&t=270s</a><p>Whitesnake - Here I Go Again - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyF8RHM1OCg</a><p>Mötley Crüe - Keep Your Eye On The Money
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkRnRs_8Mx8" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkRnRs_8Mx8</a><p>Any Given Sunday - Al Pacino Pregame Speech -
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSDhhZtRwFU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSDhhZtRwFU</a><p>Eric Thomas (E.T. the "Hip Hop Preacher") - How Bad Do You Want It - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuetQSwFW8" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vuetQSwFW8</a><p>Glengarry Glen Ross - the "Alec Baldwin Speech" - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4PE2hSqVnk" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4PE2hSqVnk</a><p>Boiler Room - the "Ben Affleck Speech" - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIKzReNDF4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfIKzReNDF4</a><p>Grant Cardone - <i>Be Obsessed Or Be Average</i> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Be-Obsessed-Average-Grant-Cardone/dp/1101981059" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Be-Obsessed-Average-Grant-Cardone/dp/...</a><p>Grant Cardone - <i>The 10X Rule</i> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/dp/0470627603" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/10X-Rule-Difference-Between-Success/d...</a><p>Grant Cardone - <i>If You're Not First, You're Last</i> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Not-First-Last-Competition/dp/0470624353" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Not-First-Last-Competition/dp/0...</a><p>Grant Cardone - <i>Sell Or Be Sold</i> - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Be-Sold-Your-Business/dp/1608322564" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Sell-Be-Sold-Your-Business/dp/1608322...</a>
This interview[0] from James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem on failure always gets me out of a rut.<p>[0]: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYCz06bS380" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYCz06bS380</a>
Whenever I need motivation I take a little trip to r/GetMotivated<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/GetMotivated/</a>