Ways to get motivated to work

When I was much younger and I heard many stories about how stressful high school life is going to be, I didn’t believe it. I constantly thought to myself, how bad could it possibly be? Honestly, high school itself isn’t the worst thing in the world. However, the major reason why so many students suffer (me included) is because of the inability to manage time wisely and procrastinate. What is the major reason for procrastination? Some reasons include laziness, sleepiness, technology, distractions, etc. Therefore, with all of these reasons, it’s extremely difficult to get back on task. Because I suffered from this issue, I tried to find many ways I can get start my work. These are some tips that I came up with that may benefit you!

1. Find a way to integrate your personal interest with your work

This is a very, very, very effective method to start being more productive and actually getting things done. For example, if you have been following with my blogs, you’d know that I own the samsung galaxy buds and had them for about a month now. Due to this, I personally try to grab as many opportunities that I can get to use my buds. However, in order to actually use my buds to listen to music, I won’t be able to watch YouTube videos, which is the place I spend majority of my time in. In addition, if I choose to do my homework or so while listening to music, I’ll try to focus as much as possible for a long time so that I can use my buds for longer. This actually proved to benefit my terrible work habits and got me to be a little more productive.

2. Just get to it

Yes, this is a very vague point, but I realized that the hardest part about work is starting it. By this, I mean that once we start, it’s very easy to stay focused and continue. However, once I start acting lazy and just roll around in bed, the thought of working definitely does not sound appealing. That’s why rather than starting the day off by scrolling around in social media, it’s better to do something that is productive so that the day isn’t started feeling lazy.

3. Make compromises with yourself

The best way to get motivated is if there is a prize at the end. However, no one should be expecting someone to hand them a gift after they do the work that they should be doing naturally. Therefore, it is important to learn to buy a gift for yourself after accomplishing a hard task since no one will truly understand the pain of working really hard other than yourself. This means that you should make promises like “I’ll buy myself this after I finish this assignment” so that there is more motivation to work. This method actually proved to be very effective for me because I actually like getting products for myself so it actually allowed me to work much harder.

4. Search up requirements that need to be met in order to reach a goal

By this, I mean that if you want to get into a certain university, make sure to search up what the school asks of you. The reason for this is because most universities have a pretty high expectation of the students that apply for the school. After reading the expectations and requirement, it will be much harder to just roll around in bed without worries. These requirements will probably cause your rest to be less comfortable and cause you to get to work faster. Although this is a cruel method, it is one of the most effective methods if you have a clear goal for yourself.