Why is it that even with the best of motivation we can still feel unmotivated?

Tell me, what is it which comes to mind when you think motivation?

If we were to break down the word we would get the word motive coming from the old Latin term motivus meaning to move or impel.

And if we were to look at the Chinese term 动机， in the character on the left 动 we find the component 力 meaning force or power or strength.

So simply put, we are looking at that thing inside of us, that force or strength which pushes us to move forward and do something.

Our inner reason.

Which is good.

But how come, even with the best of "reasons", we still fail to pull ourselves out of bed on those dark mornings, instead pulling the blanket round us and hitting the snooze button?

How come, with the best of intentions to learn something new, not even two days in and our brain is already freezing up?

Is our inner reason just not strong enough?

Not big enough?

Not illustrious enough?

Not at all.

So what's your take? Why is it that even with the best of motivation we can still feel unmotivated? And how do you move past this?