I found this particular topic to be very interesting. I never considered that there is another aspect of motivation beyond just gaining it in the first place. Maintaining motivation, I’ve come to find out, is just as important as finding it. I liked the part of this module that discussed shutting out distractions. It truly is important to make sure that once you find the motivation to do, for example, a lengthy assignment, that you are able to also find an appropriately quiet and distraction-free environment in which you may study diligently without any outside factors affecting you. In this slide on the PowerPoint, it also mentions how you can typically plan for most of the distractions that will interupt your studies. For example, while I usually study in my room in my fraternity house, expecting for it to be peaceful, it almost always ends up being distracting because of my friends coming by. By planning more intelligently, I would go to a library with one study partner, so as to minimize the distractions and still have a source of company and outside input. I am back home for quarentine right now so this isn’t something I can do until we’re back at school, but I’m sure it will make a huge difference.