Hello there. What do you do when you lose your motivation to work? Can you share your experiences?
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Unless there is a deadline, I go do something else for a while, when return to the task. If there is a deadline, I remind myself that I need to work, even if it is in short bursts.
Rhianon Allen When I have a job to do, I feel stressed for days and can't do anything. This stress I am experiencing is driving me away from my job. It takes me a while to gather. Thank you for your answer.
Rhianon Allen When I have a job to do, I feel stressed for days and can't do anything. This stress I am experiencing is driving me away from my job. It takes me a while to gather. Thank you for your answer.
Kadriye Günbattı , I am so sorry to read that. Is this stress that you are creating yourself, or a stressor imposed on you?
Motivation comes when you start doing the work. You don't have to wait when motivation comes. It is a wrong perception to motivate first then do the work. It works both ways, if you start the work, motivation comes after.
Ferhat Karaca, thank you for taking the time and answering.
Rhianon Allen, I usually stress about things that I care about a lot because I don't want to make mistakes.
Galym Tokazhanov, you are telling the truth. I'll take this thought as a motto.
Kadriye Günbattı You might be holding yourself to too high a standard. No one is perfect....not even the most respected in their fields. For example, I am editing a book right now. Only about two-thirds of the contributors have submitted their chapters that were due back in November. And half of those chapters were sent back for at least minor revisions. If these are the most prominent researchers in their areas and they are not perfect, please work on not holding yourself to a higher standard.
Rhianon Allen Thank you for taking your time and answering. Taking a break was good for me. When I compare myself with myself, I am more comfortable and calm in some situations. I became like this over time. I have to admit that sometimes the environment also has an effect. I take great care not to hear them and not to be affected by it. I do not give up easily and do not give up. I take a break and when I come back again I say I'm glad I didn't quit. I was curious about the strategies of my colleagues in similar situations.
It's worth acknowledging that we are not machines but humans, with good and bad days. When bad days arise, I temporise until my energies are restored and don't try always to force myself to work when my mood or external circumstances work against this. It seems easier to complete complex and daunting tasks when energy levels allow. The outcomes tend to be better (less revision, less regret) when I can access 'more' energy (or will, if you like). Bear in mind also that humankind is trying as a species to deal with the 'new (ab)normal' and our sense of shock at losing colleagues and friends to the pandemic. We are experiencing to some degree a collective grief at the challenge of reframing our no longer trustworthy sense of touch, the centre (or so I believe) of our species' sense of sociality. But I ramble. Listening to familiar music or reading a book or article may help to refresh oneself, too.
I set up the materials, put on some sublime music, and start working. That usually gets the process flowing. If that doesn't work, I make a coffee with chocolate in it, drink some, and repeat steps one and two.
Take break, get relaxed and ready for my assignment to be completed because I have to do it
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