Why is it that the closer we are to our goals, the more likely we are to give up, the less motivated we feel, the more discouraged or frustrated we are.

I remember that in high school it was so common for us to feel little to no motivation towards the ending of the school year. Things were even worse toward the ending of high school. An obvious factor is that we become more exhausted the closer we are to a goal, but what is even more interesting is that it seem like that isn't the biggest contributor.

It seems like the closer we are to our goals the more anxious we become, the more complacent we become. We wish we were done already. We just want it to be over already. We start acting like we've already arrived before we have.

Today was my second to last day of my personal 30-day squat challenge. Today was also the day I felt the least motivation to workout. Yes I was exhausted from the previous days. But beyond that, I just wanted to be done already. Not because I was frustrated with the exercise, but because the goal was so close I just wanted to get there already.

It's so fascinating!