[mothered]

To Do list. Clean your room. Set goals. Don't stick to a rigid timetable. Exercise. Eating healthy. Vitamin D3 - is great for this, you can buy it online. Just a few things I do.

Motivation - a reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way.

Don't try to act motivated, this will not work. Just do small things to change your lifestyle and ''motivation'' will come with it

You've made some very valid points here.

I suppose It's all about "change". The monotony of everyday living, can be a significant contributing factor to lack of motivation. If there's nothing exciting, your energy levels drop, so too does your willingness to get motivated.

[Aeolian]

I'd advise taking all the tips from the users above, all mentioned can help prevent what's making you suffer.

Moved to serious discussion btw.

[Double06]

Usually I just sip an energy drink, tell myself the plan, and just cut right to doing it.

Mainly have to jump right in the routine of getting yourself to do it in my opinion.

I'm quite an introvert, and slack around a lot, especially since I smoke, but once in awhile I just get down to doing the necessities.

[Dismas]

Proper amounts of sleep

This alone, can make a huge (and I mean "huge") difference.

For example based on personal experience, due to my computing tasks, I average around 5-6 hours sleep a night. On multiple occasions, I only slept around 2 and a half hours. I was not only lacking motivation, but one syntax error after another (which I normally hardly experience) was enough to Indicate that sleep plays a major role In brain functionality.

But how much sleep is enough?

I used to be able to make due with 4-5 hours. Now I try to get at least 6-8.

[mothered]

I used to be able to make due with 4-5 hours. Now I try to get at least 6-8.

And I'd say I'm correct In saying that the latter (6-8 hours), Is a significant difference In your overall well-being.

No matter how hard I try (early nights and whatnot), I can never get 8 hours sleep.

[glitch956]

sometimes when i am bored i lack motivation to do. i am a programmer, sometimes i get stuck on projects and never really finish them. like an artist who leaves a portrait unfinished, it feels bad man. eckhart tolle says boredom, sadness, anger and fear are all conditions of the human mind. they are conditions, they are not personal. you are not your conditions. they come and go. nothing that comes and goes is you. if i am procrastinating, i go into the condition fully, i become aware of it, instead of avoiding or resisting it, and just maybe i come out of it.