eerie_reverie Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 What really motivates me is telling others it's already been done. That way I have to do it, lest I be found out a liar. But that's a pretty stressful way to live.
Green Posted November 2, 2010 Posted November 2, 2010 What really motivates me is telling others it's already been done. That way I have to do it, lest I be found out a liar. But that's a pretty stressful way to live. I never studied hard and always did well. For me effort doesn't mean much some times. Like some times less means more. Some times the trick is to just half ass something instead of trying to get it perfect. Just do it. So instead of studying perfect, half ass study which means studying the stuff that is really important... and heck you might see better grades. And Don't worry about ****. Some times its hard not to worry about something you really want but just tell yourself not to worry. I'm kinda in a slump myself now if it makes you feel better
Meaplus3 Posted November 3, 2010 Posted November 3, 2010 I look at the goal ahead of me and all that it has to offer. Makes me want to get moving to reach it and reap the benefits. Mea:)
GorillaTheater Posted November 3, 2010 Posted November 3, 2010 I still say the military is a good option, how do you know it's not in your future if you don't explore the possibility? Defending your country is a high honor (Apologies to CE) Although apparently not a path Pyro would pick, I agree with this as being good general advice. I made a very good decision in going into the Navy prior to going to college; taught me alot about discipline and motivation, and my life is much the richer for it. My 19 year old son is finishing up his second week in Coast Guard boot camp. It's going to change him, and I'm very interested to find out how.
tman666 Posted November 3, 2010 Posted November 3, 2010 For me, most of my motivation comes from having fun with/being passionate about something, or visualizing the consequences of not doing what I need to do or want to do. For example, I have a tendency to not really want to do much on weekends. I love sleeping in, lounging around the house and playing video games. However, I've found (through multiple trials with reproducible results) that I mostly always feel like I've wasted my time/life after such a weekend. I usually have to force myself to want to go do things like go skiing/snowboarding, take a road trip, go hiking, go to the movies, etc. However, I never regret picking myself up by the bootstraps and forcing myself out of the house.
tykira Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 I just read a 7 page 'Common knowledge' thread and read the advice everybody posted on it. It motivated me on how to study and receive knowledge for myself. Now I have the energy to study and understand how to do my college work! ^_^
BambooLand Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 You have to take a break sometimes and have fun. Then you get back up on the horse and keep telling yourself that all this hard work will gain you an easy life, home and good money in the future. If you don't work hard now, you will be working harder to keep food on the table later. In the United States the sky is never the limit, you can do what you want and it comes down to, how hard are you willing to work for it.
josie54 Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 I have always been a procrastinator. Its not by choice but it seems to happen, so perhaps it will all work out but in the process I will fret and have many sleepness nights/days in order to finish on time. You and I share the same problem--I had it in college, and I have it now, and I'm a writer who works on deadline! I'm always working all night for nights in a row to get stuff done on time that would have been easily done if I'd worked on it a mere 30 minutes day before time got so short. I get particularly motivated as I approach deadline because having a job is good--wouldn't want to lose it. But the prospect of unemployment doesn't motivate me as strongly when I have five weeks left to write an article as it does when I only have two days left. Go figure. I'm still working on this problem. BUT what works best for me is a $5 digital timer you pick up at any store. I don't know why, but I've always been a "watch the numbers" person--I like to see how long I work out, or how many miles I drive. So I set the time for that wonderful 30 minutes and say, as long as that timer is on, I'll work on what I need to get done . When it stops, I stop. It's a variation of what the person said earlier about doing something for only five minutes. That alone doesn't work well for me, because I KNOW that I have to do it longer than five minutes, so I can't trick myself. But 30 minutes is a reasonable about of time--enough to get started on whatever project I'm working on. And when the timer goes off, I take a break, and if I feel like it, I set it for another 30. If I'm feeling particularly ambitious, I'll set it for 45. That way, I know I'll do at least some quality work, but it's still time-limited. I don't tell myself "I have to write that article" because I don't WANT to write the article. That article is going to be a whole lot of work. That's why I'm procrastinating--I don't want to do it! Instead, I tell myself, "I'm going to work for 30 minutes." It's a different kind of goal that seems separate from the task I'm putting off, and less intimidating, even though I'll still be working on that task. Does that make sense? Maybe not! But anyway, the timer is the best way I've found to help me to overcome my procrastinating ways. It doesn't solve it compeltely, because I still have to make myself set the timer! But that's a smaller obstacle to overcome than "writing an article" would be.
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