Morale is real. Don’t dismiss it.

Brilliant weirdos Alexey Guzey and Brian Timar explain morale. Worth bookmarking this one for discouraging moments. It could help you figure out why your morale is low.

First, ponder this idea:

Morale is your motive force, and you live or die by its maintenance.

Brian Timar & Alexey Guzey

Alexey and Brian go on to share a list of 10 + things that increase and decrease morale.

Three Four morale boosters from their list that resonate:

11. doing

35. making a decision

3. going outside

13. stopping a thief

Three morale sappers to be wary of:

4. being a coward

5. punting decisions

9. spending time on a task and not feeling closer to finishing it

Consider morale booster #11 – doing. Don’t only read these, go on and create your own list of morale increasers.

Some increasers (sunlight) are perennial, but many more will be personal. Same applies with morale sappers (sleepiness).

Read the piece in full here. Also, pair with Guzey’s post: Why You Should Start a Blog Right Now