Self motivation is one of those phrases that is pretty self explanatory, but it is one of the hardest things to do . Especially when we have so much negativity in our minds that we can't think straight enough to be positive, so how will we motivate ourselves? It is very easy to give others advice on motivation but to follow it ourselves can be a very tricky thing.
When you have a huge pile of assignments or things that need to get done as soon as possible or even that same day, all you usually want to do is curl up in bed and watch Netflix or just sleep. At that exact moment is when you need to self motivate your self to get the ball rolling and shrink that pile of work into nothing left to do. Here are just a few things that I usually do when I need to motivate myself which I believe may help you get motivated as well.
1. Change Environment.
I know for a proven fact that I can not get assignments done at home AT ALL, no questions about it. Why you may ask? well at home I have so many distractions, tv, family, and most importantly my 4 month old who wants to play with mommy when she is home and not let her get her work done. To avoid all these distractions I usually go to the library, it can be a public library or the campus's library. Going to the same place, and sitting in the same environment can get boring after a while and can cause you to be un productive. In which case I would suggest changing it up a bit. When this starts happening to me, meaning when I become unmotivated at the library I choose a local cafe or even Barnes and Nobel, and go do my work there. If you have a personal office (how lucky) then I would suggest changing up the decor a bit, even adding something different or removing something makes a huge difference, and makes the space look newer and can help you motivate to get things done.
2. Music.
Music I believe is one of those things that can make or break your motivation so choose it wisely. I usually look up motivational music on YouTube, they have great selection, It is an acquired taste because it is usually classical music. I wouldn't recommend listening to your favorite genera of music because that will distract you more than motivate you to do work.
3. Lists
I'm a big fan of lists, best thing that I personally believe that you can do from being overwhelmed is make a list of all the assignments or things that you have to do. Then out of those make a list of things that are due that day. Then out of those make a list of 3 top priorities, then out of that figure out which is the most important and start work on that. If you have a huge assignment or a project, I would recommend breaking it down into segments and work from there. Making these lists helps me from freaking out over all the things that I have to do and from having a panic attack, because of all the things that needs to get done around or at the same time.
These are few of the things that I do to keep myself motivated in order to get my things done. Let me know in the comments if you like these ideas or if you have have anything different that keeps you motivated.
