start help: i’m so unmotivated i don’t even want to open my textbook to start. - Help.com

Here’s what you do. Close all of your internet windows and shut down your computer (if you’re not going to need it for the work you’re doing), and then sit at the desk/table with your books in front of you until you get going. Works for me! Another thing to try is to tell yourself that you’re only going to work for 20 minutes - that makes it easier to start, and once you start, it’s easier to keep going, even past the 20 minutes. Good luck!

Open that book !!! turn off the computer.. turn off the tv, only light music in the background, eat and drink now and then to keep your bloodsugar up so you don’t get tired.
You can do this, I’m going to stand over you and swat you with the flyswatter until you get done lol :P Seriously babes, just chill out, tell yourself you can do it, prioritize your work and take one step at a time. Your going to be fine.
Remember at the end of the day, this is all for your future, nobody else’s :-)

thats my problem. im a slacker, im lazy, and im a procrastinator. i really need to change, but its hard when you have that type of personality. you need to change or your gunna regret it in the future. if you honestly want to change, then you need to make time for stuff. its up to you to change how you live.

undeveloped wrote:
thats my problem. im a slacker, im lazy, and im a procrastinator. i really need to change, but its hard when you have that type of personality. you need to change or your gunna regret it in the future. if you honestly want to change, then you need to make time for stuff. its up to you to change how you live.

I totally agree under, this may seem hard work for you guys, but the payoff is later in life. :-)

What used to Motivate me was the question “do I want to flip burgers , for the rest of my life” you know the answer, so pull up those bootstraps and give it hell ! :D

it also helps to do about 25 pushups about 4 times a day to help you stay focused and energized. but dont do them before bed or you wont be able to fall asleep as easy.

speaking of which, im gunna do 37 now.

People struggle with this for a lot of reasons. The part of the brain that manages executive functions (making and carrying out rational plans, resisting temptation and controlling impulses) typically doesn’t reach full development until almost age 30, a little later in males than in females. Part of it’s development is going through the motions and exerting painful self-discipline. Do not worry that it will always be this hard or painful — it gets easier as your brain develops, and it gets easier as you train your brain to perform these tasks.

Some people have more difficulty than most with executive function, as their executive centers develop later or do not develop the same as other people’s do. This delayed or incomplete development results in difficulty with tasks requiring executive function, and a person with this condition may require special effort or support to complete certain tasks (especially schoolwork) at a level appropriate for their age (even adults). Punishment and negative consequences at a sub-traumatic level are largely ineffective for people with reduced executive function, and trauma tends to create aversions rather than to motivate people. If you have chronic difficulties with executive function such as starting tasks and controlling impulses, you should talk to a therapist or psychiatrist. They can help you identify the cause and possibly an effective way to manage your chronic difficulties with focusing.

There are also some things you can do in the short term. Find a person (friend, sibling, parent, acquaintance, stranger if necessary) who can sit with you for a bit while you get started. They should sit silently (perhaps reading a book of their own), but prompt you to get started if you are distracted. This is an amazingly effective technique even for people with severe chronic executive function deficiencies, and it can be just as effective for ordinary people as well.

Another good piece of advice is to cut down or eliminate any stimulants such as caffeine or other energy drinks. Although they can sometimes temporarily increase focus they also increase anxiety and have a focus- and energy-sapping downside when they wear off. Exercise that raises your heartrate to 60%-80% of your maximum heart rate can also reduce anxiety and help achieve focus, and regular exercise addresses many other conditions that can contribute to difficulty staying on task.

Think about only being able to work crappy, dead-end, low-paying jobs if you don’t do well in school. Can you say, “Would you like fries with that?”

Good for you! The brightest people are often the last to get help with their difficulties, because they so often do at least adequately (and often quite well) even when not firing on all cylinders. Of course it is also important to remember your strengths and not to let improving your weak points distract you too much from doing what you already do well.

Last thought, about your apartment. There is a book in the “For Dummies” series called i>Organizing for Dummies /i>. It contains some very practical ideas for how to design a sensible order for your things to make them easier to keep orderly. I found it surprisingly useful myself, and I have loaned it to a few other people who have also found handy ideas in it. It’s a cheap price for some good ideas.
http://www.amazon.com/Organizing-Dumm…