What to do when feeling unmotivated

Let yourself go through the feeling of being negative for a short time but use CBT cognitive behavioural therapy and then go slowly into being productive by using habits stacking to be motivated to do anything. Don’t be hard on yourself this is common to experience. Often I have these crap days and need to find motivation. Check out my video on the subject.

I use an app to help me get motivated when I’m struggling. The app I use currently- google tasks

what do you use to help your productivity? I been reading Atomic Habits by James Clear

We all go through a phase of being unmotivated to do the things we set out to do. Tick them off and celebrate that you done it. That means reward yourself. Of course depression doesn’t help as I can speak from experience.

One of the simplest ways I’ve learned how to deal with procrastination is to consider how my choices today will affect my future self. In this process be kind to yourself it is too easy to beat yourself up for not doing the tasks.

5 reasons you lacking motivation

Instead of blaming our lack of doing on lack of motivation, it helps to really dig into the root of the problem. I’ve found that when I’m at my lowest motivation, it’s because of one of these things:

1. I’m unsure of what to do. I’m unclear on the instructions for a task, or I can’t decide which direction to go with a project.

2. I’m overwhelmed or tired. I already have 8,000 things to do, and this is one more thing I need to work on. I’m exhausted mentally, physically, and emotionally.

3. I fear a negative outcome. I’m worried that something will go wrong, I’ll embarrass myself, or it won’t live up to my standards.

4. I’m dealing with something emotionally. I’ve had a crappy day or I’ve received bad news. I want to crawl into a ball and not work on this project.

5. It doesn’t feel important. I can’t find a clear reason WHY I should do this thing, so I distract myself and procrastinate instead.

Consistency helps us to move the needle forward. If you have goals you want to achieve or habits you want to adopt, you need self-discipline to be consistent with them. That’s why I have a task list to help me stay on a routine and habit forming regularly. When feeling burned out it is important to get good sleep it really helps you be more productive. What do you do to improve your productivity and not get burned out?

By Lori from Lifesuccessnz xx