How do you motivate yourself to do something productive?

Question

I have no motivation lately and I need to sign up for classes at community college and clean my house.. but i cant get myself motivated!

Answer 1

well, my productivity usually comes from being annoyed or depressed.

strangely its usually when my best work comes out too.

Its not something i would advise to anyone though.

i suppose you could sit back, and think about how you can add more fun and enjoyment into what you've "got" to do, have something to look forward to after you've done the chore, this way, you will be concentrating on getting your business done, but you will be happy, from looking forward to you treat, which will make the time go by quicker.

Answer 2

I'm exactly like you. I have been meaning to do a case study for weeks! But I have just started it. But it's going okay and I'm staying motivated at the moment so I'm doing fine!

What I normally do is get a pen and paper and write down all the things I need to do, and when my 'target' aim is to do them by. For example:

Case study- By next tuesday

clean the house- By tomorrow!

Email Katy- By next week

I call this my 'to do' list. and stick it up on the fridge clearly so I can see what I need to do. This list makes it easy to manage and also I want to cross everything off as soon as possible! So it's great.

You could also set a little time to do it, maybe in a diary, you just need to remember to stick to it.

Good luck, AND GO DO THOSE THINGS NOW!

Answer 3

this might sound a little funny but it works for me... i pretend I'm in some kind of cleaning contest so i put the timer on for like 90 min and see how much i can get done in that amount of time... and of course the music is blasting.....

Answer 4

I think...my mother is going to kill me if she comes over to my apartment! Gotta get it clean or im dead!

Answer 5

I totally understand. What works for me is to not think about it and just put one foot in front of the other and get it done.