how do i motivate myself to do things, please do not say get off the computer, because i can go on for an hour a day.
2007-03-12 02:23:50 · 7 answers · asked by ***clumsy clam*** 3 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Set goals and rewards for reaching those goals. Make the goals measurable (I will put away everything on my desk instead of just clean up the office) and same with the rewards (I will see a particular movie instead of just relax). I know, it sucks putting off the fun things, but I have learned that better to get chores out of the way than goof off and then have to cram.
Make a list in the morning of everything you have to do, rank those things, and permit yourself to put off one or two small things. Yesterday I had half a load of laundry I could do or two sinks of dirty dishes I had to do if I wanted to use a fork ever again; I did the dishes and will do laundry today. You can also make a chore schedule for the week: instead of doing all your chores saturday, blowing the entire day, clean the bathroom one day, bedroom the next day, bills and contacts another, etc.
When all else fails, tell a friend your plans and give then nag permission.
2007-03-12 02:33:44 · answer #1 · answered by scrabblemaven 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
serious girl u need dsl cuz it makes life more easier. first you discover the joy of watching videos on youtube. i could say your lazy but that would be kinda mean to everyone. so ill tell you the truth. are u listening? the meaning of life is....@!@#. did you get that? ill repeat it again. find the root to which u procastination. mostly its cuz of lack of interest or motivation. its more than that. ur probably depressed and need a friend or u can like me go on yahoo ask. but find a goal and then ull be very happy. we all have goals some not yet revealed but determination will always beat procastination. hey it rhymes. no sh#t. i made it so it did. no u didnt. yah ha. alright fine i didnt but stll it doesnt mean im wrongs. man i need a girlfriend. but its against my religion? but what religion are in? i believe in....$%%^.
2007-03-12 10:05:31 · answer #2 · answered by SpecialGuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know what to say. You should try to find something interesting about anything that you are supposed to do. Try to make it as much fun as possible.
If you have procrastination problems about your goal planning on the other hand, you should try to find something in life that interests you then, go for it. Just do it.
2007-03-12 09:32:29 · answer #3 · answered by The Great One 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Break your projects down into smaller steps. So if you're house needs cleaning, don't say to yourself "I'll never get this done..my whole house is a mess". You need to take it in smaller steps and say "today I'll clean off my dining room table". Or even smaller, "today I'll throw away all junk mail". Once you start seeing the small changes, you'll hopefully, get into a pattern for yourself.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-12 09:29:34 · answer #4 · answered by wayouthere 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Think of the pain in not doing it.If it is important enough to you there's got to be some kind of pain that you will have to face later if you don,t do it.Keep in mind though "HOW" important something is to you.Everything is a trade off.
2007-03-12 10:04:08 · answer #5 · answered by tim b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll think on this and get back to you later -
j/k!!!
I think rewarding yourself for doing something in a timely manner is a good system.
2007-03-12 09:29:24 · answer #6 · answered by sierraskyesmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a to-do list. Try to prioritize. It keeps you on track and focused.
2007-03-12 09:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by Xiomy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋