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Inertia and special interests

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I wondered if anyone experiences inertia but even with things which are supposed "intense interests"? I really struggle when I have no routine and am in one of those periods at the moment. I had a really good flow state abut a week ago and it lasted for 2 days. Apart from that it's like all life has escaped me and I cant get going. 

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  • I recently lost a lot of my motivation with my interests because I have a lot of things stressing me out I need to think about (History coursework, personal statement, and applying to university.) But I think in general I am a lot more passionate about my interests when in school (rigid time table structure) vs on holiday with no structure at all, which is counter intuitive because I have a whole lot more time right now to explore my interests but I am way less productive than say the 1-2 hours I would ordinarily spend on a week day. I think in the future on weekends / during holidays I am going to try and set myself a rigid routine so I am more productive and I will enjoy it more (I always spend my holidays wanting to get back to school and a sense of normality lol)

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  • I recently lost a lot of my motivation with my interests because I have a lot of things stressing me out I need to think about (History coursework, personal statement, and applying to university.) But I think in general I am a lot more passionate about my interests when in school (rigid time table structure) vs on holiday with no structure at all, which is counter intuitive because I have a whole lot more time right now to explore my interests but I am way less productive than say the 1-2 hours I would ordinarily spend on a week day. I think in the future on weekends / during holidays I am going to try and set myself a rigid routine so I am more productive and I will enjoy it more (I always spend my holidays wanting to get back to school and a sense of normality lol)

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  • in reply to James H

    I am the same James.  I relish the holidays as it's time to myself and no stress of work but then I need routine to function. Self imposed routine doesn't work mostly but I've managed to keep a little bit this summer. I'm usually ok with the holidays if I start as I mean to go on but it's all just flaked out this time. I observe other people who are able to plan their free time wisely so make good use of relaxation time. I also think some of it is me putting  myself under pressure that I have to spend my free time in a certain way. I'm master of doing nothing and I think others woukd love to be like that, but it makes me uncomfortable.