I have had the same list of to dos for at least a month. I get home from work and I don't want to do anything. Honestly, it doesn't even matter if I work, I never have the motivation. How do you guys motivate yourselves? I need tips/ideas
This might actually work for me! I actually get things done for other people or in case of a major deadline. So if i trick myself in believing i am doing a task for someone else, it might work
Lists don’t work for me. I either lose it or don’t get around to looking at it. I’m not real keen on my life right now. 😁
I do this a lot. It's a lot easier for me to convince myself to do 10-15 minutes towards a goal instead of getting to a specific stopping point. Yes, it's less work than I wanted to get done. But it's still more than I'm doing now, so it's useful. If I have multiple To Dos, sometimes doing 5-15 minutes on 5 different things is easy more doable than 1 hour of a single thing.
I had a revelation a few days ago because I struggle with the same issue: I need new things in life, if I keep the same to do list everyday there is no room for exciting new stuff that actually makes me happy… So now I try to do something I dread first for 5 minutes only (set a timer) and then continue with something I like. Sometimes I finish the task, sometimes not… there is always 5 minutes more tomorrow…
Sometimes it's easier to scratch the whole to do list and start over again. Chunk your tasks. When I realized my to do lists never changed I knew i needed a different set of tools. I really struggle with motivation/procrastination as well. Sending you love and solidarity
I tend to have to trick myself. This weekend I tricked myself into thinking some amorphous person was going to somehow see my house in the state it’s in. And managed to clean and hang a bunch of clothes and other laundry. Then I rewarded myself with a LEGO build. 😎
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Maybe reduce the list, do only one task. Sometimes knowing what you have in your list can also be a lot overwhelming. Master one task daily then after few weeks add the next & keep going
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I try to use the mornings, 10 minutes here, ten minutes there... Sometimes it gets me in the mood
Try focusmate
My therapist always said "motivation doesn't just happen. You have to make it happen" even starting on a small manageable task that's unrelated can help get the ball rolling. Listening to music and giving yourself rewards - even just changing your environment. I can only get work done if I'm in a library or coffee shop where strangers can judge me if I'm goofing off
Thanks ❤️ wanna try to help each other?
I wish I could help. I have the same problem!
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