How do you get motivated to do stuff ?

[Ambient]

I think about how close I am to the end. I jus finished my last class for my bachelors. And I had no motivation through the entire thing. But every time I thought about not doing something I told myself how much longer I would have to go to school if I messed this up. Would I rather add 8 weeks for each class I didn't feel like doing it just spend 2 or 3 hours working.

[acehighx]

I visualise the person I'll be at the end of it all and I look at my progress so far. It helps.

[Demesn3]

I leave post-its on things I'll do/use instead of studying. I have a post-it on my xbox and laptop saying 'did you study yet?' just as a little reminder. Since I'm in high school and I take multiple tests a week, I'll leave my worst grades by my xbox or on my desk so that I'll see them and be more motivated to study and do better next time.

This seems like a really nice thing to do.

[Dan]

I've kind of become a queen at procrastinating ; I love my field of study, but I always find reasons not to study... Moreover, I only have finals, so it's easy to "forget" I'll have exams...

Do you guys have any advice on how to find the motivation to do stuff (either it's studying or not) ? As years pass, I find my motivation constantly decreasing. I'm kind of tired of going to university and study, I'm eager to have a job I like and be able to do nothing at night (and not feel guilty about it !).

At the end of the day it will all pay off, imagine yourself being completely happy in life because you worked hard and deserve to be.

[Dannyy]

I find that part of motivation is surrounding yourself with people who want to do well. Like if you want to go to the gym and get in better shape hang out with people who go to the gym often and go to the same gym as you. Same goes for studying. My grades have significantly improved since I started hanging around with people who valued good grades over getting drunk every weekend.

[isa1991]

I use a reward system when I study, 1 page = 1 piece of candy / fruit / drink
And I put my laptop away :p