All you get is a short burst of motivation only to be drowned in that year long swamp of laziness/apathy. Then when you realise how much time you wasted the depression and pain hits like a ton of bricks. Better to just avoid any form of motivation/optimism or bother planning for the long term, all you're doing is torturing yourself with disappointment by making false promises. And you should know to give up when you're a grown man who's made zero progress in life
