Motivation

[B-Lemond]

I don't know about you guys, but recently, I have been procrastinating, a lot. When I get into these "slumps", which is most of the time, I usually don't do anything productive for most of the day. I just waste time and I HATE it. I have been told by several people that I have a lack of motivation. How do you get motivated and do something productive with your time?

 

[AmIAFC]

Surround yourself with active people. They might come off as "annoying" to you, but in all actuallity, they might be normal while it's YOU who's behaving comatose. Go out with them, or contact some old acquaintances. Don't blow them off.

 

[B-Lemond]

bump

 

[johnmich]

Try doing what senior fingers says - Dont watch TV or go on your computer (unless you need to) for a week and you will gets lots done.

Also, i find a nice walk helps. Really, try it. If you got nowhere to walk to, find somewhere.

I was so bored the other day, i walked really far to a big shop to get an envelope.

 

[pimpfromdayone]

I'm only motivated by three main things in life:
women
food
getting shelter

Incidentally, they're the three main drives in every man. Everything a man does is basically done for those reasons, and every attempt we make to better ourselves is done for women. Aside from those basic drives, everything else is just a means to an end, including friends, money, clothes, etc. A man is completely fulfilled when he is laying on his silk sheets, eating lobster tails, with his di-ck in a nice warm pus-sy.

 

[S-lemond]

I know this has 2 do with Sarah!...o and this is way u wont pick up ur phone...i have major mack stories man...used couple of your techniques man(with a twist of course) but yea, tomorrow ill try calling again....and this time pick up.....LOL i offered to this guy if he wanted to smell my fingers..lol.....u know what im talking bout, i told him that i fingered this gurl(one he likes) and that we made love yesterday....so he sees her and tells her what i said(even the smelling fingers thing) guess what she said......................................................................................................................................................................................." he sure did, he pleasured me last night( of course she is lien, Sundays my no Sex day..LOL), she then winked at me....and i told him, well dont u feel stupid now this is just one of many, from today! man.....so hit me up....O and btw if it wasnt sunday, she wouldnt of been lien................

 

[Centaurion]

I hear you man. I used to be exactly the same way, but I finally managed to turn it around after some soul searching.

I'm just bumping this to the top for now so it doesnt get lost (off to class now), I'll write a longer reply when I get back.

 

[ScrewIt]

Originally posted by bluelemond
I don't know about you guys, but recently, I have been procrastinating, a lot. When I get into these "slumps", which is most of the time, I usually don't do anything productive for most of the day. I just waste time and I HATE it. I have been told by several people that I have a lack of motivation. How do you get motivated and do something productive with your time?

Yea i know what you mean, i've been in a slump lately. I dont even hang out as much (mainly cause me and my friends end up doing the same stuff), which doesnt really seem to bug me. Im caught up with work and pm classes that im surprisingly content with this routine. Hell i've been shopping for clothes often lately, attempting to get trendier while at it.

Look into hobbies that interest you. Lately martial arts has been very appealing to me, and i want to take classes bad. But unfortunately my schedule conflicts with it so no can do for now anyway.

 

[S-lemond]

guys missery loves company....stop thinking of ur downs....frankly im never down, wont let myself be.....when down and out......find a hoe!!!lol

 

[h2o]

what motivates me is getting things accomplished.

for example, i used to be just like you, so i get what you mean, it sucks big time...but don't fret.

make a to-do list, prioritize.

do the most important stuff first. it is a fear, a fear of attacking things that must be done. if you don't think it's a fear, you're still in denial. you are afraid of doing your homework or studying, because you think it's boring and you're afraid it will be a boring-ass waste of time.

you worry, you make excuses to do less important stuff.

real motivation comes from getting stuff done and from success. you have to build momentum.

success breeds success.

the most difficult thing is to get started. once you get started, i'll warn you...you may not be able to stop. it's just that damn motivating to get stuff done.

and start your to-do lists early. it's not like i'm extroirdinarily proficient yet, but for studies, for example...

...i write down the dates of my tests/projects/deadlines for each class, the upcoming ones. then i write under each, the work that needs to be accomplished to prepare for that deadline. i paste those lists on my wall in checklists. that's it. as long as i get those things done by the deadlines, my life is easy as pie and i can just do anything else in my free time. and damn it feels good to check stuff off the list. sometimes i challenge myself to see how many things i can check off in a day.

i guarantee you, once you start you can't stop. and i don't mean that to be a cliche or rip-off of a chips motto...it's so true, success breeds success.

you just need to start.

good luck, and just do it!

btw, i also wrote a more coherent tip a while ago that covers a similar topic, as i tackled with this a few weeks ago before finally learning some actual time-management: http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=84929
(read Chapter II)

 

[Centaurion]

Okay, just got back from class/shag session.

I used to be a major procrastinator, but then I realized that it was not going to take me anywhere.

The main reason that one procrastinates is that one does not have any direction in life.

The difference between a successful person and loser is GOALS. Not just any vague goals, but SPECIFIC GOALS. You need to take a minute, sit down and think where you want to be 10 years down the road. You need to have a specific overall goal - the one that you aim for and several small terms goal that will help you accomplish the main one. Set up a tree-diagram, with your main goal on the top and have several branches leading up to it. Break your midterm goals into short term goals, and break those short term goals down to weekly goals or even daily goals.

Now you have something to aim.

Again, do not be vague, be specific! Find out specifically what you want and work towards it.


Anyways, that’s just my two cents. This is how I went from a world class procrastinator to be an arrow aimed for success.

 

[h2o]

Originally posted by Centaurion
shag session

:woo: ??? lol...good idea regarding that tree diagram, never thought of that before

 

[Centaurion]

Yes, I deposited bodily fluids at my local depot before and after class.

I read about the tree-diagram in 'Get Organized' by Ron Fry.

 

[B-Lemond]

Senior Fingers? What ever happened to him?

 

[diablo]

AE...

 

[B-Lemond]

Originally posted by diablo
AE...

I've seen this response a lot lately, what does it mean?

 

[Anomalous]

Anything else.........duh!

 

[S-lemond]

thank you whyshy

 

[B-Lemond]

http://www.sosuave.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=53101

 

[Stud]

bluelemond,

my true response to you is to head down to an old folks community. not one of the assisted living places where people can still get around good and have their wits about them. i'm talking go to an alzeheimers place or if you have someone in your family that has it. look at them. i mean really think about what they have in their life. the answer of course, is nothing. they are completely dependant on other people to survive.

Now look to yourself. do you realize that in about 60-70 years, thats going to be you? this all the time you got man. why would you want to mope around and piss about your day?

look at the guy you see in a wheelchair, struggling to do the activities you take for granted. just gettting around town is a hassle for him, and you got a puss on? do you really want to be that guy, who at age 80, looks back on his life, and says damn, i wish i woulda done this or that? in my 18 years of life, i already have oppurtunities that i passed on or missed out on for one reason or another. they haunt me daily. just imagine being that guy, and having to think of whole life time of missed chances. thats not who i want to be. is that who you want to be?