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I'm struggling to find the motivation and focus. Do you guys have any tips?

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[–] Pansexual_Iguana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have to literally isolate myself from anything that can distract me. I’ve noticed that pressure from a looming deadline helps, but that’s not very healthy. What really gets me is the motivation to actually study, but I have been getting some good results with putting those ambient music or sounds on noise canceling headphones. For motivation, it’s hard. The mindset of “might as well” seems to work but is hard to get into the habit of doing. I have long commutes to school and if I’m bored I might as well look over my notes on my phone then be bored. Sometimes I just have a “blah day”, which is literally a day I just won’t get anything productive done if I don’t have to. And that’s ok, we tend to burn out quickly so it’s good to listen to our bodies. But I hope this helps!

[–] CreeperODeath@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I find that sometimes I know that I'm not going to get anything done and its healthier to try again later

other times it's later and I really have to get said task done

ambient music is a must-have for me, especially in combination with Pomodoro