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Motivation

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Does anyone find that motivation levels can be really low or zero sometimes? No matter how hard I try I just can't find the motivation to do even a simple task sometimes. I would be happy just sitting by myself either listening to an audiobook or playing a game on my phone.

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  • Totally getting it… Procrastinating to the point of maximal pressure just to get myself to do anything. I think that it stems from multiple factors such as slight demand avoiding tendencies (even with demands I put on myself and those that are not about some unpleasant chore), inertia, exhaustion etc.

    Not that it always works, but I found that setting up a system where I always give myself several options on what to do that vary in the degree of needed energy. For example, I could either vacuum (high effort), clean up my clothes (medium effort) or just start by prepping some oats for the next day (low effort). My brain then sometimes feels better about doing a task because I didn’t push it to do so. After doing one of the tasks I will usually have worked up enough energy to do at least one more. But as I said… Doesn’t always work…

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  • Totally getting it… Procrastinating to the point of maximal pressure just to get myself to do anything. I think that it stems from multiple factors such as slight demand avoiding tendencies (even with demands I put on myself and those that are not about some unpleasant chore), inertia, exhaustion etc.

    Not that it always works, but I found that setting up a system where I always give myself several options on what to do that vary in the degree of needed energy. For example, I could either vacuum (high effort), clean up my clothes (medium effort) or just start by prepping some oats for the next day (low effort). My brain then sometimes feels better about doing a task because I didn’t push it to do so. After doing one of the tasks I will usually have worked up enough energy to do at least one more. But as I said… Doesn’t always work…

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