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How do you motivate yourself?

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Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
March 06 2011 03:36 GMT
#1
Recently I've gone through a slump. I'm slacking. I don't want to do the things I need to do. I can't find the inspiration inside myself to be a better person. I need to lose a little weight- I've been eating like crap. I can't keep that up, but I can't motivate myself to do better. I've been lazy with my schoolwork as well. I know I need to do things, but I get lazy, especially when I don't eat well.

What do you do for motivation?

"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
Azerbaijan
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States660 Posts
March 06 2011 03:39 GMT
#2
Read this -
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For me it helped motivate me to start running and stick with it; I think you will find you are able to keep up on something like that it becomes easier to be motivated and proactive about many other things in life.
JadeFist
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States1225 Posts
March 06 2011 03:59 GMT
#3
Always look at the big picture. If you find you are not motivated, analyze your current situation as objectively as you can.

What can you do right now that will improve how you feel later? Remember, long term investment activities such as studying, exercise, sleeping enough, and even practicing an instrument will make you feel a lot better about yourself. And doing them regularly and honoring portions of your day to them is an important step.
TheGreatWhiteHope_
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States335 Posts
March 06 2011 04:01 GMT
#4
Sacrifice now to live easy later.
epicdoom
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States489 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-06 04:08:05
March 06 2011 04:06 GMT
#5
On March 06 2011 13:01 TheGreatWhiteHope_ wrote:
Sacrifice now to live easy later.


But when do you stop sacrificing. I feel like I've been hearing this all my life but when do you know when later is? It's not like when we get into our mid 40's we simply stop caring about being ambitious. Maybe I'm simply too young to understand at 21.

I feel you OP. This is exactly what's going on right now to your truly T_T it's uncanny.
jimmyjingle
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States472 Posts
March 06 2011 04:07 GMT
#6
I really don't think students be concerned with their weight. For instance Day9 got huge in the stressful time between starcraft and inventing combinatorics.

Personally, I got in shape by blasting great music and killing myself 5 minutes at a time a few times daily.
I get brain like a skull
Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
March 06 2011 04:09 GMT
#7
On March 06 2011 13:07 jimmyjingle wrote:
I really don't think students be concerned with their weight. For instance Day9 got huge in the stressful time between starcraft and inventing combinatorics.

Personally, I got in shape by blasting great music and killing myself 5 minutes at a time a few times daily.


It's not so much my weight that concerns me, it's my eating habits. I strive to be better- that's just the way I am. When I eat well, I don't care about my weight, but when I don't, it brings me down.
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
Starparty
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
Sweden1963 Posts
March 06 2011 04:21 GMT
#8
On March 06 2011 13:09 Dalguno wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 06 2011 13:07 jimmyjingle wrote:
I really don't think students be concerned with their weight. For instance Day9 got huge in the stressful time between starcraft and inventing combinatorics.

Personally, I got in shape by blasting great music and killing myself 5 minutes at a time a few times daily.


It's not so much my weight that concerns me, it's my eating habits. I strive to be better- that's just the way I am. When I eat well, I don't care about my weight, but when I don't, it brings me down.


didnt you just answer your own question then?
The artist formerly known as Starparty
Archaic
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States4024 Posts
March 06 2011 04:22 GMT
#9
Get a friend to help you with it. On my own, I can barely even get myself to walk 10 feet. But I started working out with a friend, and it makes it almost easy to go 3-4 days a week. You guys keep each other accountable, and you feel weak if you don't do it.
jimmyjingle
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States472 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-03-06 04:25:04
March 06 2011 04:24 GMT
#10
duude. man. if your mentality shifts that much depending on what you ate, then I would just always eat well and be content ^___^

or not, and intently shift your entire focus to something unrelated and involving, burying the desire to eat deep within yourself until it smothers out.
I get brain like a skull
Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
March 06 2011 04:28 GMT
#11
People become motivated when they feel like what they are doing is related to their desires.

Maybe you don't really care about school work? Maybe you aren't properly connecting it to what you want in life? Maybe you're trying to walk in someone elses' shoes instead of making a path toward what you need in life?

Do you care if you are 'in shape?' The answer is obviously not enough, since you aren't motivated. Maybe if you meet a girl you like you'll suddenly start wanting to look good for her (or him, if that's your preference).

There's nothing I do for motivation. I am just a passionate person who has found a few things he cares about. The motivation comes from caring about the result. That's all.
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
eLiE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1039 Posts
March 06 2011 04:49 GMT
#12
I want to be a doctor, and when I lose motivation, I just think about how awesome it'd be when I got there. That really gets me back in the game. So try and look at your end goal, remember what you're trying to get to. Maybe do a before after pic, track your progress. I also break goals into manageable chunks so I can celebrate small victories. Take whatever you can get.
How's the weather down there?
CheAse
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada919 Posts
March 06 2011 04:51 GMT
#13
realizing that you are in need of change enough to make a post is a good start. I was 225 4 months or so ago and now i'm down to 190. Make some specific goals tell your friends or family what you are doing and maybe even post about it.(will motivate you to not give up because you will want to keep your word).

heres some stuff I did:
Check out the tl fitness initiative for some pointers
get nike + and start running at least 3 times a week
start making small changes to your diet - like cut out pop completely
weigh yourself every day and write it down to track your progress.

as for other things, being healthy will give you more exercise and motivation for everything else.

glhf!
SCV good to go sir
firefistAce
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States137 Posts
March 06 2011 04:57 GMT
#14
whos your favorite athlete? sometimes i watch the highlight videos of my favorite athlete to motivate me do something.
Please excuse my English as I am an American on the internet.
Dalguno
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States2446 Posts
March 06 2011 05:16 GMT
#15
On March 06 2011 13:24 jimmyjingle wrote:
duude. man. if your mentality shifts that much depending on what you ate, then I would just always eat well and be content ^___^

or not, and intently shift your entire focus to something unrelated and involving, burying the desire to eat deep within yourself until it smothers out.


I like that second part. Maybe I'll just absorb myself in guitar. But then I have to get my work done first. Which is part of my problem. Hmmm.
"I'm gonna keep making drones cause I'm a baller, and ballers make drones." -Snute
ReketSomething
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States6012 Posts
March 06 2011 05:18 GMT
#16
Im super demotivated too T___T

hate life...just wanna sleep...
Jaedong :3
Tenshik
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
124 Posts
March 06 2011 05:23 GMT
#17
A knife.
Pathology
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada132 Posts
March 06 2011 05:28 GMT
#18
Must, escape, apathy! CAN'T ESTABLISH ESCAPE VELOCITY FROM THE BLACK WHOLE THAT IS CONSUMING MY LIFE! Fast food is definitely depressing. It's bad for you, you gain weigh, and spend a decent chunk of money. Home cooked for is usually healthier(depending on you), cheaper, and you get a sense of accomplishment. Now if only I could cook all the time and find the courage to hit find match my self esteem will SKY ROCKET!
No rest for the wicked
Agama
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States72 Posts
March 06 2011 05:55 GMT
#19
Realize the great opportunity you are given and how great of a position you are in compared to most people and don't waste it for the people who would kill to be where you are. All the opportunities for education and sports are such blessings and it feels terrible to not try your hardest. Being lazy is just a part of being human; we are afraid to do things that will be hard so we take the easy way out naturally. It's one of the hardest tasks to overcome this tendency.
OMGPotato
Profile Joined September 2010
United States13 Posts
March 06 2011 06:03 GMT
#20
I find that I'm a lot more motivated if I set aside blocks of time for various things. For instance, I'll leave 2 hours to do a specific homework assignment or something and then whatever time is left is mine to do whatever. And of course having a hobby helps lots too.

But that's just me. I know different people have different ways to manage time and organize things.
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