Punishment - another (intended) form of motivation?

Have any of you felt it was unfair,

That you did your best in a test,

Yet you got shitty marks (or so they say)

And your parents force you to do more work,

As punishment?

Have you ever felt it was unfair,

If you were doing your best,

But just couldn't perform well,

And people tell you,

" If you're not gonna do well, I'm gonna confiscate your ____ (insert word of choice)"?

Question:

Is Threat and Punishment, supposedly another form of motivation?

Or, really just a form of entertainment for others?

To see others in despair and frustrated?

I don't know how others will feel.

But here's what I think.

Punish me, for instance.

Ok this happens like every training.

"Who sprint the slowest will pump 10."

Lol I always kenna can?

I don't get what's the punishment for hahaha.

(I KNOW AT THIS POINT PPL WILL THINK IM SORELOSER BUT HEAR ME OUT FIRST CAN?)

It's not like I'm not doing my best right?

It's not that I'm slacking right?

It's just that you all happen to run faster than me.

For reasons in which I do not know

Maybe you have longer legs = longer strides?

= less effort to travel distance? LOL

But seriously,

I always feel like I'm being punished cos I'm the slowest (apparent)

I think it's unfair la.

It's just another way of saying, my 'best effort' cannot be compared to others' 'best effort'.

Cos ultimately I'm the slowest.

?!?!?!?!?!?!

I think it's discouraging.

I will feel like...

I'm already doing my best.

But if my best is not enough,

I might as well not try at all.

COS IT HAPPENS FOR LIKE ALMOST A YEAR ALR.

i'm sick of it man.

Punished for doing nothing wrong.

Threatened for doing nothing wrong.

Ok i know a lot of people will just,

SELF-MOTIVATE (i still have no idea how this works)

and then push themselves harder lol.

DOESN'T WORK FOR ME.

Maybe cos I'm sensitive,

I'm emotional.

I get affected, quite heavily.

BUT WHAT CAN I DO?

(I just realised I always question things that can't be helped)

I know there's this quote that says something like

If you don't like it, change it.

If it can't be changed, change yourself

Something liddat la.

Hohoho, i dun think there's anything wrong with me

(people confirm think I'm full of myself.)

I think people have minds too straight.

It's always one sided.