I'm kinda late to the discussion but some of the best advice I've ever heard in regards to motivating yourself to do stuff you don't want to do is to do things in reverse order of how less you want to do something. So if your order of productive things to do in a day is like idk going to the grocery store, doing homework, washing clothes, taking out the trash, and writing a paper, order them in the way so that you do the thing you would hate doing the least first and then eventually you'll end up doing everything you need to do, or at least a majority without feeling like you were unproductive that day.
i... don't really have anything i wanna accomplish or learn that i can think of... um... yeah thats kind of sad isnt it but i really dont have anything other than i'd like to travel the world but i uh cant really work at the 10 minutes a day now can i
Okay, maybe the waking up early isn't the best idea. What are some other side things you'd like to accomplish or learn? Putting 10 minutes on that in a designated time-frame could help with your willpower too.
For instance, I still use duolingo for learning German. I've been at it for about a year now, and there were many days where I just didn't feel like it, but because of the willpower I've built upon myself, I still did it. I still did the 15 minutes of german a day. Now I'm almost done the course and I'm really glad I never quit.
Well I have to keep a 3.5 GPA for my scholarship or my parents will pull me out of college so i think ive got a high enough grade goal i think
i guess that would be good but sleep is one of the few things i enjoy doing so like making THAT the thing i restrict with willpower kinda sucks though maybe i'll make my bed i guess i could do that
and yeah i do because im too afraid of getting in trouble if i dont show up but idk if i'll keep doing it
From what I'm reading, you do want to graduate. Except that goal is so far away, and so you're not really putting effort into reaching it because you don't see a point in working towards that goal? I mean, as long as you don't flunk college, you're fine, right? You'll be progressing towards that goal. The homework you feel no motivation to do is a perfect example of what's going on.
So smaller goals would be like, say, keeping your grade above a certain number.
But then we hit another obstacle: Willpower.
What's the point? Will it really matter if your grade drops below that number? The interesting thing about willpower is that it's something you can train. So you need at least some sort of daily routine that'll help you build up your willpower. Something that you wouldn't exactly 'want' to do but given a bit of encouragement, you will do anyways.
Out of a sense of obligation. Find something like that to do daily.
The easiest startup I have for you would be to always wake up before a certain hour, regardless of how much you slept. Or even make your bed tbh. Out of a sense of obligation. That's how you'll build up willpower.
Attending all of your e-sports club meetings is a good idea too. I don't know if you already do that, but if you don't, start attending all the ones you can attend.
