When I struggled with a depressive episode in 2013, I realized that I had a glitch in my thinking about my own motivation. I had separated learning and teaching into different concepts.
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Through my own struggles with depression, I discovered that knowledge, therapy, medication and education can provide the strength to get through it in one piece.
I talk often about being intrinsically motivated by learning. It's the primary driver of most of my activity.
It was well after college that I learned about depression. I got my first job for Jack Paar. I realized I was sleeping 14 hours a day and just living for the Paar show.
I just really like learning. I have to keep using my brain; otherwise, I get depressed.
When you are in depression, almost magically, nothing motivates you.
Negative thinking patterns can be immensely deceptive and persuasive, and change is rarely easy. But with patience and persistence, I believe that nearly all individuals suffering from depression can improve and experience a sense of joy and self-esteem once again.
I'm hugely intrinsically motivated and have always believed that I'm fueled and motivated by learning.
The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.
I had a lot of depression as a kid.
When I'm not working on something, I seem to go through periods of depression. It helps to keep busy.
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