Hey Pandas, How Do You Deal With Procrastination And Lack Of Motivation?

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i don't, i guess. sometimes i have no motivation at all and i literally can't do any work and theres absolutely nothing i can do about it. when that happens, i try to watch aesthetic videos of whatever i need to do(ex: aesthetic note taking videos for hw, and cleaning tiktoks if i have to clean). it works sometimes, but if it doesn't, then I have no choice but to wait it out.

other times i have extreme motivation, and everything disappears except for what i have to do, and that motivation doesn't go away until i finish my work PERFECTLY. it sounds good on the surface but i wouldn't notice if the ceilings falling down lol

i literally have no idea why this happens but i've managed to survive so far so even though its annoying i guess im fine with this lol

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shanila.pheonix_

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 6 months ago

Do you have ADHD? I do and that sounds a lot like what I do sometimes.

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Either I scare myself into working or I promise myself that I’ll reward myself with something I’ve been meaning to do for a while. Sometimes though you just have to work even if you don’t want to

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I came to understand that procrastination is not a sign of poor time management or laziness. It's a trauma response. What works for me is to observe what happens when I tend to procrastinate: what led to this, why I feel more comfortable to avoid doing tasks, rather then completing them. What makes me remain stuck in "I'd rather do this tomorrow, or next week or later BUT not now". Could be a person, or a situation, that makes me feel unsafe. Acknowledging and accepting this behavior (no self blame, no guilt) helped me tremendously. Like, "I'm not in my best mood today, and that's absolutely ok".
Then, I try to do things little by little. I may not be able to clean the whole house today, but putting order in my clothes is doable.
Re. motivation: it's not motivation who makes us pull through in difficult times; it's discipline.

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 6 months ago (edited)

Upvote upvote upvote. Thank you. It took me a really long time to learn that no, I’m not a lazy piece of s**t, I’m actually depressed. Sometimes you just need to get something small done, like I’ll try to start by just reading the instructions for the assignment, or putting all my clothes in a laundry basket.

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I beat myself up until the oppressive shame is greater than my desire to be a slug. Or I just ignore it until three hours before the deadline and then get it done in one frantic rush.

Pro tip: don’t be like me.

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