Addiction, Procrastination, and Laziness: A Proactive Guide to the Psychology of Motivation

The rest of his family is asleep and he has no desire to go anywhere. While those who do notice their feelings tend to regard them as the result (or side-effect) of their thoughts and their actions, when in truth, they are the cause. And since motivation stacks up (it is, after all, merely a quantitative battle of pleasure versus displeasure), it is a step in the right direction, and can be supplemented with other sources of motivation that support the same ends. He can, however, consciously channel his anger into a productive task like setting up his fishing gear, finally replacing the tire on his bike, or some other manual task required for a hobby of his, through which he can temporarily get away from his spouse.