Top 10 Get motivated tips
Make a list of what drains your motivation
When you’re feeling unmotivated, try to write down a list of things that cause you to feel this way. It could be your colleagues, an unrealistic goal, an overwhelming workload, etc. And when you write them down, develop a plan and list the ways where you can deal with these things and fix them.
Offer Yourself Incentives
Know what gets you going — is it promising to relax and watch that show you’ve been waiting for after you study? Perhaps study treats and snacks incentivize you while you’re hitting the books. Some people love using exercise as motivation during study breaks. Whatever small incentives you can offer yourself, try to work them into your study routine to keep you at it!
Push away negative thoughts
When you are working on a certain task, try to think less of the negative side of it and focus more on the positive feeling of accomplishment you will get when you complete it. This actually works a lot when I’m working on a very long blog post and things start to get overwhelming, I shift my focus from the post to the feeling I will get when I’m finished with it.
Do something small and generate a flow
Sometimes you simply need to get started by doing smaller things such as cleaning your computer, or paying your utility bills etc. ‘When you do these smaller tasks you’ll feel more vigilant and ready to do the next big thing,’ says Emily Johnson, a senior motivation speaker at Assignment Help. Here, you will realize that you just need to get started to get motivated. So if you really don’t feel like doing anything begin with something small and create a flow of work and motivation.
Surround yourself with positive people
Negative people are like negative thoughts, they will always have a bad influence on you and your overall mindset. They will often hold you back. When you’re surrounded with positive people, the opposite happens. It will help you have a positive mindset which will make you more motivated to work.
Get Creative
Studying in the same manner (same location, same study tricks, etc.) can leave you yawning. Avoid monotony in how you learn and study by switching it up. Try making flashcards, creating games for yourself, drawing pictures or turning facts into songs. Once you get going with creative ways to study, you might find a new favorite way to retain information. Read some more study techniques here.
Do the hardest task first and start slow
If you do the toughest task first then it will ease a lot of your daily worries and enhance your self-confidence for the rest of the day. Also, start working slowly any task instead of jumping into something at full pace.
The Ulysses Pact
Named for the clever hero of the Trojan war, the Ulysses Pact is a technique for holding yourself accountable to stick with a goal even when it’s hard. The key ingredient in a Ulysses Pact is that we make a choice in the present (when things are relatively easy) that binds us to perform an action in the future (when things are hard). For example, suppose you want to stick to a plan of going for a run two times per week in the morning with a friend. You could write your friend a series of checks, each for $20, and instruct them to cash one and use the money on whatever they want if you miss a workout with them. In short, the Ulysses Pact helps you maintain high motivation when things get tough by locking in a future behavior ahead of time. For more on how a Ulysses Pact works and other examples of how to use it, read this: The Ulysses Pact: An Ancient Technique for Building Better Habits
Don’t compare yourself with others and review results
When you compare yourself and your results with others and what they have accomplished can really destroy your motivation. Remember, there are always people ahead of you and most likely quite a bit of people as well. So don’t try to compare yourself with others and try to focus on your own results and how you can improve them. Also, reviewing your results is significant so that you can check where you have gone wrong in the past to keep away from similar mistakes further on. But it’s also imperative because it’s a great motivating factor to observe how much you have improved.
Develop Relationships with Peers
Getting to know your classmates can have some serious benefits. One of those is to keep you motivated. Your relationships with your peers can keep you motivated during class, and to set up study groups. Try to keep each other on track with assignment deadlines and textbook readings.
