Give yourself a motivator. I say to myself, do that (the boring thing) then its not on your consious and you get to enjoy the fun things more as you aren’t stressing over the other thing.
Have a TO DO List. Wake up knowing and or thinking about what you are going to tackle today. Some boring tasks can take up a lot of time to complete, so only one or two boring tasks per week. But definitely get the music cranked up, it helps a lot!
I can get through the things I really don’t want to by combining it with something fun, for example if I can listen to music or even nature sounds while I’m tackling the chore that really helps. I like reading, so sometimes when my mind starts to wander I stop for 30 secs to a minute to read an article or a page out of a book I’m into. The method that I’m least proud of is pressure by procrastination, while it can push you towards results in a no way out kind of way, it’s a very stressful method for me and leaves no room for error.
Hi there, right now & for past few years I’ve found it very hard 2 motivate myself but there r times I try & wot I find helps me is 1. Don’t snooze, get up straightaway by swinging ur legs outta bed & just getting ur feet on the floor. Then 2. Think of something u r grateful for then go have cold glass of water whilst waiting on kettle. 3. Eat a good protein breakfast 4. Listen 2 ur power song, put earphones in & go for jog. If I get 2 here or any of they habits I’m happy! However, if I felt I could go on I’ll do some visualization meditation, groom myself so I look good which in turn makes u feel better & go do something during the day tht u enjoy, work with gr8 ppl, get a good laugh & look forward to the next day. (Still searching for my passion) I need help in this area. X
just do it...even if. Do it, without thinking about boring stuff. Go it like a meditation moment, go deeper inside yourself, enjoy every movement of your hands, find and focus on something good in doing that stuff, maybe it’s not true it’s boring, wait few minutes and listen to the answer when hou ask to yourself: "what is great in doing this stuff"? What are benefits for you in this moment? And on long therm? That’s what i got in my mind thinking an answer, thanks for your question!
Try to sandwich exciting things around it! Or try to learn one new thing each year (this year is pottery for me!) So I always have some new and exciting thing I can turn to if the normal stuff gets boring
I know that in longer period, all the little borings things will have a meaning. Also, you can’t get exciting stuff without doing the boring stuff.
I pair them with something I either need to do or I’m excited to do, this way I make sure I do them and it’s less painful. I also imagine the outcome and I let that motivation take me towards my goal.
I don’t often find anything boring. For example chores I just tend to do, not thinking too much about it. I used to have a bad habit to eat when I was bored, when I had nothing to do - and to be honest, I still do sometimes - but now I try to find something to do with my hands and body: I organize my home, do crafts or work in my garden.
Well it’s still very hard sometimes to keep the motivation. Some days are better than others. But in general, I’m writing my personal and work Todo list every night for the next day. Having a set of things to do helps me focus and keep motivated to finish it (feeling of accomplishment).
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