What If The Opposite Is True?

A grid of 8 comics panels, showing a man at their desk thinking and drawing a comics. Illustration by Adam Westbrook

Here are some logic statements that we take for granted:

Motivation ➡️ Action.

Happiness ➡️ Gratitude.

Ideas ➡️ Creative expression.

One is necessary for the other. You need to find motivation before you can do something.

I’d like to invite you to consider the possibility that, in fact, the opposite logic is true:

Motivation ⬅️ Action.

Happiness ⬅️ Gratitude.

Ideas ⬅️ Creative expression.

Sit with this for a moment — and consider how it changes everything.

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Adam Westbrook

Video artist working at The New York Times. I write a newsletter about visual storytelling and creativity. https://adamwestbrook.co.uk/