"How Can I Keep Myself Motivated to Pray?" - Q&A With Nouman Ali Khan
Summary
TLDRThe speaker argues that practicing religion should not require outside motivation. Just as people make themselves go to work or school even when unmotivated, religious devotion should be an ingrained mindset. The problem is that social media has bred dependence on quick bursts of external inspiration rather than internal drive. The speaker challenges listeners to commit deeply instead of seeking stimulation, comparing religious education to persistently attending difficult classes for their ultimate value.
Takeaways
- 😀 Motivation alone is not enough - you need a mindset and commitment to accomplish goals
- 😇 Don't rely on outside motivation to practice religion - it should be integral to your life
- 🤔 Social media has made people addicted to quick motivation rather than dedication
- 😠 Snap out of seeking constant motivation - have conviction in what you're doing
- 🧐 Accomplishing goals requires doing the work consistently, with or without motivation
- 😌 Going to work or school doesn't require motivational videos - you just do it
- 🤨 Translating complex ideas can help you stay engaged and learn better
- 😀 The teacher pauses a lot but keeps going - perseverance furthers
- 👍 Organized, step-by-step Quran learning resources can help study better
- 😉 Sign up for courses on Quranlearning.com for an organized Quran study approach
Q & A
What does the speaker say is the real issue behind lack of motivation, rather than motivation itself?
-The speaker says the real issue is mindset, not motivation. If you have decided something is important, you will do it whether you feel motivated that day or not.
What example does the speaker give of something people do consistently without needing external motivation?
-The speaker gives the example of going to a job everyday. People go to work consistently even when they don't feel motivated because they have made up their mind that their job is important.
According to the speaker, what is the only type of motivation you need?
-The speaker says the only motivation you need is motivation to do something even better, but not motivation to actually do it. If you have made up your mind to do something, you will do it with or without motivation.
What does the speaker say is the problem with young people today regarding motivation?
-The speaker says young people today have essentially been made addicted to short motivational content on social media without realizing it. This has made them dependent on external motivation boosts.
What example does the speaker give of doing something boring but important without needing motivation?
-The speaker gives the example of taking long commutes after work to attend difficult Arabic grammar classes simply because he valued the knowledge, not because he felt motivated.
What does the speaker say about his Arabic teacher's English skills?
-The speaker says his Arabic teacher's English skills were very poor. He would pause a lot mid-sentence as he was translating the ideas from Punjabi to English in his head.
How does the speaker say students typically react when a teacher pauses awkwardly mid-sentence?
-The speaker says when teachers pause awkwardly, students tend to lose focus or fall asleep from the lack of flow.
What does the speaker say kept him engaged during his teacher's difficult classes?
-The speaker says he kept himself awake by translating what his teacher was saying into Punjabi in his head during the awkward pauses.
What does the speaker urge the younger listeners to snap out of?
-The speaker urges the younger listeners to snap out of pretending they need external motivation and making excuses. He says they should take responsibility and expect more from themselves.
What resources does the speaker advertise at the end and what does he say is unique about them?
-The speaker advertises the resources available on bv.com for learning the Quran. He says they provide a structured, step-by-step approach from beginning to end that is not available haphazardly across YouTube.
Outlines
🧭 Navigating Motivation and Mindset
The script begins with a rhetorical question about needing motivation for work, highlighting that motivation is not always necessary for obligatory tasks, such as going to work or practicing religion. It critiques the reliance on external motivation for religious practices, suggesting that religion should not be based on emotional states but on a firm mindset. The speaker argues that the real issue is not a lack of motivation but a lack of decision and commitment to one's duties, whether religious or secular. The narrative stresses that accomplishments are driven by mindset and commitment rather than transient motivation. Furthermore, it criticizes the dependency on social media and motivational content for religious engagement, suggesting that this reliance weakens personal commitment and understanding.
📚 The Value of Commitment in Learning
This paragraph shares a personal story from the speaker's experience with a teacher who had a significant language barrier, making the learning process challenging. Despite the slow and difficult communication, the speaker emphasizes the importance of commitment to learning, regardless of external motivations. This story serves as a metaphor for the larger message of the script: the necessity of inner drive and determination in the pursuit of knowledge and personal growth, especially in religious education. The speaker concludes by encouraging the audience, particularly the younger generation, to move beyond seeking external motivation and to embrace the discipline required for genuine learning and self-improvement. The closing remarks include a call to action for a more organized and committed approach to studying the Quran through a specific platform, highlighting the efforts to make Quranic learning accessible and systematic.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Motivation
💡Mindset
💡Religion
💡Work
💡Education
💡Emotional State
💡Social Media
💡Addiction
💡Learning
💡Commitment
Highlights
Motivation is not the issue, it's a problem of mindset and deciding this is the ultimate truth that cannot be compromised
If you need motivation to accomplish something, you're never going to do it
The things you accomplish are the things you'll do whether there's motivation or not
Motivation only makes you do better, but commitment and mindset make you actually do it
If mothers are addicts, some of those drugs make it into the baby's system who then have to detox; you were made addicted to social media without realizing it
Your Islam just became 2-3 minute motivation clips; that's your dependence on motivation fuel
How do I motivate myself to take transports and walk to learn boring Arabic grammar - you don't need motivation for things that are worth it
Stop pretending there's not enough reason to do your work and you need outside motivation - it's a weakness
Created many resources for Muslims to understand the Quran, an organized beginning-to-end approach for you and your family to study
We are students of the Quran ourselves who want you alongside us; sign up to make learning Quran part of your lifestyle
Lots of YouTube content but disorganized; this is step-by-step so you can fully understand
When your teacher pauses oddly in English, translate it yourself in your head to stay focused on the value of what they're teaching
The things you want to accomplish don't require outside motivation fuel, just the internal drive of commitment and mindset
If you need a motivational video to go to work, you'll never actually go - decided mindsets don't depend on motivation
Tell yourself studying religion doesn't require mood; mindset, not motivation, determines accomplishment
Transcripts
when you have a job and you know your
livelihood depends on that job some days
You're motivated to get up some days
you're not motivated to get up do you
still go do you say I need a
motivational video about going to
work cuz today I'm just not feeling it
do you do that does anybody do that no
you don't have you don't need outside
motivation for you know some something
I'm just going to do it that's
[Music]
it
[Music]
there are times where you're not very
motivated to pray or do anything else
for religion what can I keep myself
motiv how can I keep myself
motivated to
pray motivated I need motivation I need
a 20 second Muti m
smile I need a I need a joke I need a an
inspiring or I need one of those angry
Bros what are you doing with your
life
nine and
then you need one of those inspiration
it's like you need a virtual slap
right you know what that means right
that means your religion is based on
your emotional
state somebody needs to uplift you
emotionally then you will practice then
the moment the high is gone your
practice will go away and somebody else
has to come in
what raise you emotionally I give a
three-hour D people come to me and Sayad
can you give me some motivation I'm like
what was I doing for the last three
hours I was I was frying french fries
for you what was I doing give you I'm
all motivation
out let me tell you something about
motivation this is not a problem of
motivation this is a problem of your
mindset this is a problem of your
mindset when you decide that you're
going to go to
university and and you're going to
graduate then some days you don't want
to get out of bed and get to that first
class in the morning and some days you
do but it doesn't matter you're going to
get up you're going to brush your stupid
teeth and you're going to go take the
bus and you're going to go to the stupid
class whether you like it or not yes or
no when you have a job and you know your
livelihood depends on that job some days
You're motivated to get up some days
you're not motivated to get up do you
still go do you say I need a
motivational video about going to
work cuz today I'm just not feeling it
do you do that does anybody do that no
you don't have you don't need outside
motivation for you know some some things
I'm just going to do it that's it I have
my mind made up that I'm going to take
my job seriously I don't need anybody to
tell me that I need to take my job
seriously because I have made up my mind
this is an this is not an issue of
motivation this is an issue of what
mindset you haven't made up your mind
that this Dean is the ultimate truth
that cannot be
compromised it you cannot move this is
not something you need motivation for
it's a part of your life anything you
want to accomplish in life if you need
motivation to do it then you're never
going to do
it you're just not going to do it the
things you will accomplish in life are
the things where whether there's
motivation or not you're still doing it
in fact the only motivation you need is
to do it even better but not to do it
itself you're doing it already motiv
ation only makes you do it better every
once in a while but actually other
people see you and they get motivated
because of how committed you are how
serious you are mindset I ask honestly I
ask myself guys because you guys are the
problem is it's not your fault you know
like if you if you injected a baby if
you injected a baby with like drugs or
you know addictive if mothers sometimes
mothers are addicts right and some of
those drugs make it into the system of
the child when the child is born and
they have to detox the baby you guys
without your own knowing you were made
addicted to social media
content Without You realizing it it was
it was injected into your systems a lot
of that is why and some of you don't
want to watch useless Tik toks you want
to watch motivational so your Islam just
became 3 minute 2 minute one minute
Islam motivation motivation that's your
Islam at least I'm watching this right
and as a result of that now you've
developed a dependence on motivation you
can't do anything without this this fuel
I ask myself how come I never asked
anybody how do I motivate myself to take
to get on a bus then to get on a train
then to walk 40 minutes to get to the
Masid after eight hours of work to try
to learn boring Arabic
grammar how do I motivate
myself and I I love my teacher Dr ABD I
love him he was trying to teach in
English but his English was horrible
horrible he's he's from fad he thinks in
Punjabi he thinks in Punjabi then he
speaks in English but the the processor
was not like an iPhone the processor was
a Pentium 48 386 Windows 3.1 processor
you know what that means he would say he
if he wanted to say the sentence is made
of two parts it would say
the
sentence is made
of two parts
do you know what happens to a student
when they hear a teacher pause like that
[Music]
the how do you keep yourself motivated
because what he's teaching is worth it I
I would keep myself awake by translating
in Punjabi what he was doing in between
like what's he saying in what's he not
saying that I could
hear
right you guys stop stop acting stop
pretending like there's not enough
reason for you to do the work you're
doing and you need some outside
motivation this is a form of weakness
and I don't accept it from you I expect
more from you especially the younger
crowd here snap out of it
okay I hope you guys enjoyed that video
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