How do you motivate/push yourself?

well after 8 hours of school, 1.5 hours of working out, and 2 hours of music practise, i am tired... i would love to just lay down and sleep or play video games... instead i have to finish a science lab, and an english essay, not to mention the usual math assignment. I am just telling myself that if i get it done i get to rest, knowing i dont have any worries at all...

So what strategies do you use?

That's my flaw: I have no motivation to do most things. I guess the only thing that makes me work is the the consequences I face if I don't.LZ71

well after 8 hours of school, 1.5 hours of working out, and 2 hours of music practise, i am tired... i would love to just lay down and sleep or play video games... instead i have to finish a science lab, and an english essay, not to mention the usual math assignment. I am just telling myself that if i get it done i get to rest, knowing i dont have any worries at all...

So what strategies do you use?

yarou1000

I had the same problems during sports too. What I did was just get over it and realize I need my work done.

Two words: Queen music.

theres gonna a be a big sundae at the finish line w00t :D

its great but sometimes it fails due to i dont have enough stuff to make one.

usually i just make hot chocolate

I get really, really angry. Great motivator.

well after 8 hours of school, 1.5 hours of working out, and 2 hours of music practise, i am tired... i would love to just lay down and sleep or play video games... instead i have to finish a science lab, and an english essay, not to mention the usual math assignment. I am just telling myself that if i get it done i get to rest, knowing i dont have any worries at all...

So what strategies do you use?

yarou1000

Its cliche as all hell, I know, but its the only argument you cannot counter.

Just tell yourself "Do it, get it over with, you dont have a choice".

IF you tell yourself "Well, its just another hour of typing" youre gonna come up with an excuse like "Oh, well, I will just wake up early and do it since its only an hour" and when you wake up at 6 am, it ends up taking you 3 more hours, and suddenly youre late or fail to turn it in.

So...just do it.

I don't motivate myself always had things late then one day I just feel like doing it.

Well, when I go to school then I have work 20 minutes later I think to myself "It's ok. Your friends are there to suffer with you."

I don't, I just "do".

I am ultimately driven by the same subconscious desire that drives every living and breathing human being: Sleep. I work hard at my job everyday, so that it makes me tired, and I can come home and sleep. I study, read, watch movies, and play Xbox to make my eyes tired, so I can sleep. I participate in sports, exercise everyday....... You get the point. ;)

I get really, really angry. Great motivator.

Rekunta

Interesting you said that. Being angry does boost my performance when I'm playing sports. But when I am doing my assignments I just couldn't think straight and ended up punching my computer screen...

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I get really, really angry. Great motivator.

ariz3260

Interesting you said that. Being angry does boost my performance when I'm playing sports. But when I am doing my assignments I just couldn't think straight and ended up punching my computer screen...

I usually don't have much motivation. My motivation is on and off for playing the guitar. Sometimes I can't stop playing for a week and other times I keep putting it off and play video games instead. What motivates me at that point is the consequence of having my lesson at the end of the week and not knowing any of the material that I was given to work on. The only point that takes motivation for me is picking the guitar up, once I do that I realize how much I enjoy it.

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I get really, really angry. Great motivator.

rawsavon

Interesting you said that. Being angry does boost my performance when I'm playing sports. But when I am doing my assignments I just couldn't think straight and ended up punching my computer screen...

You want a piece of me? YOU WANT A PIECE OF MEEEE?!?!?! BBBBRRRRIINNNNGGGG IIIITTTTTT

The benefit or reward of doing the work is what pushes me. So if something has a good reward to it, then I will be more motivated to do it, and its just the opposite for something with little or no benefit.

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Interesting you said that. Being angry does boost my performance when I'm playing sports. But when I am doing my assignments I just couldn't think straight and ended up punching my computer screen...

ariz3260

You want a piece of me? YOU WANT A PIECE OF MEEEE?!?!?! BBBBRRRRIINNNNGGGG IIIITTTTTT

An actual LOL moment...rare on here
-have not seen that one yet :D

The benefit or reward of doing the work is what pushes me. So if something has a good reward to it, then I will be more motivated to do it, and its just the opposite for something with little or no benefit.

ramboturd72

The benefit or reward of doing the work is what pushes me. So if something has a good reward to it, then I will be more motivated to do it, and its just the opposite for something with little or no benefit.

I'm an incredibly unmotivated person, but I do have some tricks to get myself going. For physical stuff, like workouts or biking, I listen to music, that gives me the mind set to do it. For school work I tend to scare myself into doing my work. For example, I'll say to myself "you'll fail if you don't study" (which is usually true :P), that will motivate me.

I think of something.

In fact, it's funny that you used the word "push"

...But if I say it I'll get in trouble :(

To work out a girl that I can never get, for school I want to have a life, and everything else I want to be a good person.RushMetallica

Usually I think about the end result and good feeling you get for a job well done. With respect to performing / composition, I get all the motivation I need from frequently being in the spotlight - the reputation I develop there determines whether or not people want to study music with me, and also reflects on my employer. That's more than enough motivation.