How To Stay Motivated And Avoid Procrastination

The tempo around us and the economic demands on people and families are breaking our spirit. I will try a elite sportsman approach this year. Just thinking about getting my body in great shape. Even if I'm 45 I'm going to try that path and maybe the mental
Health will get better at the same time??
But things are really stressing for folks these days. To much shit happening around us

I clicked on this thread because I thought you had some tips yourself. I suffer from lack of motivation and procrastination so I can't help you there. I'll keep an eye on this thread for tips!

take a shower til all the hot water is gone

It feels like we are in a Depression just like the 20s

1) Write what you need to do.
2) Follow through.

People who procrastinate find the task undesirable because they see it as a long list of things to do. When you find something is desirable you shorten your list.

example, cooking:
undesirable- get dressed, go outside, get in car, get groceries, pay for groceries, get back in car come home.. etc.

desirable- go to store, get groceries, make delicious food, eat delicious food.

By seeing tasks as such a long list, they get distracted and do other things. Considering that our level of comfort is enhanced by technology it's easy to find simple tasks as undesirable and to move on to other more fun things such as the internet etc.

I'll let you know sometime later.

Do your absolute best. Everything else becomes fate as it is beyond your control. But only works if you try your best...otherwise undesired outcomes can be viewed as avoidable.

I've made small improvements I wanted to try to get a group discussion going and I planned to chime in now and then.


For me I've noticed organization is a huuuuuge factor. When things are messy I don't care to do anything at all. Its a downward spiral. You don't even want company to come over because it is embarrassing. I think one of the keys is organization. I'm not motivated to get up and start my day when my clothes are a mess and I have to dig through them for an hour to find something to wear. When I want to work on a project and all my stuff is all scattered I get so exhausted looking for what I want to work on I wind up losing all my creativity. If the kitchen is a mess I don't want to make myself something to eat I'll look for a quick unhealthy prepackaged snack and I let things pile up.

This leads me towards wanting to adopt kind of a minimalist mindset. If you haven't used or worn something in a year or more sell it or give it away.

Last Edited by _Obsidian_ on 12/30/2012 07:46 AM

Hahaha that is certainly motivating to get out once it's ice cold lmao Oddly enough I find that I have more energy when I take cold showers it's like a shock to the system. I stay under there until I adjust and it's not that cold. I feel really energized. Hot showers make me sleepy!

Hi freind i find this helps me :)
Try to do it at least once a day.


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Well for me, these issues come from being a perfectionist and being depressed so work on these issues and you will see results.

Thank you!!! That is cool! I bookmarked the page. I saw a sugar free diet listed on there. That is sooooo hard for me I wake up and go to bed craving sugar. If it isn't in the house I start getting desperate for anything even remotely sweet I will eat spoon fulls of honey peanut butter dipped in sugar etc its out of control.

I have struggled with those all my life unfortunately :-/

I hope we find the answer to this problem!! It can be debilitating.

This is a good way of looking at it. I think mindset has a lot to do with it. I probably need to adjust mine quite a bit.

Step up your fruit intake you will find you stop
craving refined sugar....100% warrenty or money back:)

Find some free hypnosis scripts on the internet and read them before bed. You can find them tailor made to eradicate laziness increase motivation. A lot of places charge for their scripts but you can also find free ones.

Same with you, but now that's my past.

First, to be motivated, you must have a vision of your future. Believe that God will help you to achieve it. Imagine that you can be success in the future.

The second, do what you love and you will never feel like work again. Find what you like in life, find also your passion. Find more than one.

Both of them works for me. It eliminate procrastination and motivate me more.

JBU.

I'm at the point I will try anything. I don't want to let this ruin my life or not be able to get as much out of life as I could have otherwise that is a horrible thought.

Procrastination is the friend of failure.

I have a hard time envisioning the future I'm always so stuck on being miserable today. I think a lot of it has to do with disappointment because I didn't accomplish a lot of my past goals. I really do need to have a vision of my future that is very accurate.

Sad but true :-/

I'm going to get some fruit at the store on my next trip! I haven't had fruit here in weeks! :-o I love grapes and plums problem is I get them and they are gone the first day lol

A friend of mine has a prescription for dextroamphetamine...he doesn't like taking it but when he does he's motivated as hell!

coffee and have a routine. i find having a routine helps me stay motivated to keep to it. if you feel unorganized its much easier to just say "ill do it tomorrow"

Is that an ADD medicine? I tried to get Adderall once and the Dr kept finding any old reason to say no. I felt weird making so much effort to get it that I finally gave it up but I truly believe it would have helped me.

You should eat fruit 1st thing in the morning it speeds
up your metabolic system and help you to stay alert.

Have someone stick a cattle prod in your ass each morning to wake you up. You will be motivated.

Coffee used to do wonders for me *sigh*

It has to my dismay stopped working entirely I don't get the slightest jolt off it anymore. I have gone such lengths as drinking an entire pot and still nothing this is very disturbing to me as I love coffee and I used to be very sensitive to it. This is a huge indication something changed for me in the last few months either my adrenals or my thyroid are shot.

That would simply motivate me to sew my butt cheeks together nothing more