I am motivated to do the action. I want the dishes done too not just to make my wife happy. You're confusing the desire to act (motivation) with the performance of the act (executing).
Same here; you say you want the dishes done, so you desire the result of the action. It's not the same as actually desiring to wash dishes. I think this is a pointless semantic discussion though, both motivation and executive functions are umbrella-terms without a specific neurological definition.
It's not the same as actually desiring to wash dishes.
Not many could say that but use a different action to make it clearer. I desire to rock climb. Absolutely love doing it. Same result: the execution never occurs.
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u/[deleted] May 30 '17
So you're not motivated to do the dishes (the action), but you are motivated to make your wife happy (result of the action) :).