The Powerful Effect Motivational Quotes Have on Your Brain and Your Life

Why they inspire us

Melissa Gouty
Literature Lust

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Photo by Daniel Öberg on Unsplash

Quotes, Cash, and Inspiration

I get high on motivational quotes. They’re on my calendar, my office wall, and stamped on my brain. I keep a Pinterest board filled with quotes and fill notebooks with wise sayings. It must be some kind of addiction since I am seemingly unable to resist them.

Social media sites are filled with motivational quotes. Every day, blogging sites are crammed with inspirational sayings. Mantra-loving entrepreneurs are making money from advertising revenue on their quote sites, drawing thousands of followers simply because they post sayings written by other people.

T-shirts. Posters, plaques, mousepads, mugs, water bottles, umbrellas, and keychains. Quotes are everywhere, pumping us up and motivating our minds. It’s no wonder that the personal gifting market has quadrupled its size in the last five years and is on target to reach 77 billion dollars in sales by 2022.

Quotes make money. They also draw us in like metal to magnets.

The Attraction Our Brain Has With Motivational Quotes

Why do motivational quotes draw us and affect us? Why are we so obsessed with…

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Melissa Gouty
Literature Lust

Writer, teacher, speaker, and observer of human nature. Content for HVAC & Plumbing Businesses. Author of The Magic of Ordinary. LiteratureLust and GardenGlory.