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How do you get motivated?

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  1. Simple Thoughts

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    How does everyone here manage to find some motivation to get anything done?

    Do you watch motivational vids on youtube? Listen to a certain type of music? Imagine yourself where you want to be? Read books?

    What is it that you do to get motivated?
     
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    It honestly depends on what the task is. If it's moving ahead with the big plans in life, I picture where I want to be years from now. If it's something small like getting the lawn work done then I picture it as disciplining myself to take life's unpleasantries.
     
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    For school, I think about failing and having to take the course again.

    Then for things like work and chores and stuff, I know what I'm expected to do, so I do it well or else I'll be dragging others down.
     
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    "I will not be useless!"
    "I will not be a crybaby!"
    "I will not let another tell me how to feel/live."

    Humor can help set me in the right direction, so I might say:

    "Hitler had a girlfriend -- are you less than him?"
    "Your curves are as stubborn as you, which is why they're late."
    "What's more terrifying than a Valkyrie with a Viking beard? Mm."

    But the most important hardest part is putting that desire into action. You have to force yourself, at least initially. If you don't feel like tackling a writing project, rearrange your bathroom. If you don't feel like doing push-us, log online and give somebody a random message of love and encouragement. Just do something that generates a response, even if it's just a sensation of pride or joy.

    Acknowledging that will, over time, build up a plethora of confidence. And that'll provide you with all the motivation you need. It will also put you into a routine, and from there you should have a better idea of what to do and where to go.

    Seeing the little things add up, while slower, tends to provide the biggest accomplishments. It's divine seeing a plan come together.

    <3
     
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    It depends what it is I am trying to do. For example at work, when I have a lot to do, I find that starting with something that I can do relatively quickly helps me to build and/or keep motivated to also tackle the things that could take longer to complete. Having a list of things I need to do on a day and then checking the items off one by one helps me too.

    When I'm trying to continue writing/working on the piece I'm working on at the moment, I find that reading a short story or starting to read a novel will help me to get back to writing.

    Other times, taking a break and going for a walk or just doing something else for a while, including listening to music, helps me to find renewed motivation. :slight_smile:
     
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    Uplifting music+nice quotes usually do the job...If this doesn't work, then pressure/panic will do.
     
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    I think of brave men like Ulysses S. Grant and George Patton, I think of bravery, the love of my family, and my own life desires; I get motivated by alot of things.
     
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    Hmmmm... Anxiety is probably a big motivator. I think I am very scared of ever failing, at anything. I know that's not healthy...

    For school, I often break my work into smaller tasks and write a list of what needs to be done. I get some sort of satisfaction and sense of accomplishment when I get to cross things off that list.
     
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    I need pressure to really get the blood pumping
     
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    Just FUCKIN DO IT. GAWD.

    Attatch epic/heroic/righteous meaning to a task and KICK THE SHIT OUT OF IT.
     
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    When I read that part I immediately thought about Shia Lebouf X3

    JUST DO IT!

    DO IT!
     
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    I got an internal general Patton shouting at me the worst insults you can imagine.

    There is nothing like anger to move heavy furniture around.
     
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    Usually spending a day procrastinating when I have a shit ton to do makes me antsy enough that I start early the next day :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    I do this. Imagining is always fun and actually making it happen is so encouraging.
     
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    Coffee! Super strong from my percolator as I use three times more than recomended, oh Starbucks Bold Blends best! June
     
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    Grant always comes by and shouts at me when I am stuck in the middle of writing and can't think of anything to type; it's annoying and funny at the same time. :lol: