People talk about being motivated or trying to get motivated. I understand people with ADD often have executive functioning issues. When you do something it has many different parts, like thinking about it ahead, starting out, collecting what is needed for the task, work on it, look at how far you come, change strategies to better fit what you're doing, take breaks and stop when the task is finished.

I don't have a problem envisioning the result, I know where things belong and mostly how something is done. What I really have a problem with is starting, taking breaks and stopping.

People seem to just start an activity without knowing it almost. They don't have a feeling they planned ahead even if they did. I wonder if their motivation is just something I DON'T HAVE.... the same that I have a very hard time taking a break or stopping an activity. Is it because something I lack? Because I don't even understand what the word motivation means. Someone said it is like an urge, and the only thing I could think about LOL was getting myself to the bathroom. But now I realize motivation can also be a positive drive!

Or do I have motivation, just that it doesn't hide the same way my planning ahead doesn't hide? Is it just because I'm so aware of the parts and details of my actions?

When I do something I think about it a long while so I know the steps needed. Then I sort of push myself inside to start it which is really, really hard. When I take Ritalin I can start a bit easier, sometimes on it I'm just up doing something that would take me hours mentally preparing for.

So, anyone with ADD recognize this and can anyone once and for all describe what motivation is?