How Do I Get Motivated?

[flaneur]

I have fallen to idling. I wish the joy of doing something were enough of a reward in itself, but that's impossible when you have innumerable other distractions, most of which require less effort and offer immediate gratification. It's difficult to be productive when there's Facebook, texting, tumblr and so on. I've tried getting away from all that, but it only makes me feel disconnected and isolated. I get irked with the feeling that something exciting is going on elsewhere, and I need these distractions to keep me feeling "in touch" with everyone. When money and fame aren't appealing enough to me, and all my pleasures are simple and affordable ones (literature, film, music, etc.), how on earth do I get motivated to be productive?

 

[LoneKiller]

Hey flaneur. I'm LoneKiller. Nice to meet you.

Try using "Facebook" and all of these other distractions to set and accomplish other goals that you wish to fulfill in life. That way, you kill 2 birds with one stone.

God Bless.
-LK

 

[Felix]

Check out this thread I've just made

 

[fox]

What is wrong with the simple pleasures?
Do you wish to accomplish various things because you want to, or because.. it seems an expectation, just a thing people should do?
Perhaps consider that.

 

[Ak5]

Hard question, I suffer from being un-productive as well; I guess it's just loneliness?

@Felix - Good thread.

 

[Sci-Fi]

You just have to push yourself. I have several hobbies and there are days I just don't feel like doing any of them. So sometimes I will do bits of things at a time, eventually spending more and more time on them until they are completed. Whatever you do though you need to make sure you have what you will need to see it through, cause if you are feeling unmotivated and hit a wall because you weren't properly prepared you'll quit and never finish. Four goals from starting to finishing; Planning, Preparation, Doing, Completion. When you finally finish you will feel so much better, even if its just the satisfaction that you actually accomplished something you set out to do.

 

[Poguesy]

 

[Tear of the Goddess]

Motivation mostly needs to come from yourself, you just need to set goals for yourself. My goals are most of the time to win, or be the best, but to achieve such a goal you need to invest a lot of time into the thing you want to be good at.
So sometimes when i need a boost into what i want and i look for some motivating person i can relate to. Now 9 out of 10 times this would be Ayrton Senna, since he was a true winner but also a really kind person, and makes me think about why i cant push myself to limit as he could.

This is a great video about him: