Getting motivated

So today is my day off (my Memorial Day holiday since I worked Sunday going into Monday), and it is an absolutely beautiful spring day here in Western NY. I have been pondering taking a shower and getting dressed for the past two hours so I can go out and enjoy some of this nice weather, as well as run a few errands. But here I am still, two hours later (it's now noon), wasting time on these forums, accomplishing nothing. I am sitting here in front of the computer in my boxers and a t-shirt.

Do you find yourself having trouble getting motivated? There are so many things I tell myself I need to do, and I keep putting them off. After a while it gets depressing and I find myself becoming frustrated by my own inertia.

 

I have to say, starting with a shower and getting dressed is a pre to get motivated (especially to do stuff outside) here too.

It seems most people can relate to this to at least some extent :2thumbsup:

 

Same for me. I have an assignment due tonight at midnight (submitted online), but I know that it will only take me an hour or two to finish. So, instead of doing it right now before class, I'm wasting time and will end up having to do it tonight, right before it is due. Blah.

 

I hate deadlines like that, contrary to other people I know they don't bring the best out in me at all.

 

That's it, I'm getting off this goddamned computer NOW!

 

Right!

 

Ok... NOW!!!

 

Nah...

 

Yeah, constantly.

 

No don't go stay awhile something might happen :juggle:




Hotwater

 

""Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted."

 

I can relate. But you have to remember, it's a day off so don't be hard on yourself. Sometimes you need to just relax and waste the day.

 

I've been busy for a year haha
Lodog is back though... maybe... if I can stay unmotivated.

 

RT is the ultimate when it comes to getting motivated to be unmotivated.

 

you're probably better off. i got motivated and all i have to show for it is a relatively severe sunburn.

 

Honestly if your name wasnt on there i might have thought i wrote that OP

 

Whenever I feel lazy I go for a swim in the pool in the basement of the apartment blocks. A good swim will raise me up and I'm fine to do anything after that. Exercise in general helps me with this but then sometimes it's an effort getting dressed for a workout which is why I decide to swim. I can then dress down and just jump in.

 

Take an ice cold shower rat. not luke warm, not kinda cold, turn that shit to freezing as fuck. itll get you motivated and wake you up

 

I kind of disagree.

 

What kind of assignment? Did you get it finished?
Geewiz what I wouldn't do to be able to complete an assignment in an hour or two. Mine take me days. Daaaaysss Only a paragraph and conclusion left to do on this current one and I'm having a hard time (Due Friday but want to hand it in tomorrow to get on with another one which is due in 2 weeks - yes I'm already starting to panic on time restrictions ).

Back to OP: I find myself most unmotivated with a full day stretched out in front of me. If I have some kind of fixed meeting/appt/whatevs then I'm much more motivated.

I don't know, I guess that was obvious.

I think I'm procrastinating.