Why Pokémon understands motivation better than your productivity guru
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Every morning, millions of adults wake up at five, splash cold water on their faces, journal three pages of gratitude, and white-knuckle their way through a workout they actively hate — all because some combination of a podcast, an influencer, and a self-help book told them this is what discipline looks like.
Meanwhile, a ten-year-old cartoon character has been waking up late, ignoring every rule, and sprinting through forests chasing fictional creatures for over twenty-five years — and somehow, he is the most internally motivated character in the history of global media.
His name is Ash Ketchum. And he has something your morning routine will never give you.