I often think of EA problems and solutions in a very numerical manner.
I think this leads me to disconnect from the more emotional aspect of helping other people which makes the motivation purely rational. This then means that I more or less need to be in a more conscious state to be motivated by EA problems. Daily life is, however, distracting and I find myself doing things that don't align with my conscious goals. I know of the more general ways of keeping distractions out but I don't know of many EA-specific ones. I was therefore wondering how other EAs evoke emotional motivation? (An example of this could be having a picture of children in malaria nets or another empathy-provoking type of picture.)
Hi freedomandutility, I'd really like to hear more about this if you'd be happy to expand on it a bit and perhaps give examples etc.
I tend to lose sight/forget the greater 'why' for why I'm pursuing certain things.