@Izzy
Izzy S-L
@IzzyΒ Β·Β 1:42

How do you reignite motivation?

I have been struggling a lot lately with motivation, and Ironically, I just had a little bit of a voice crack there, but I genuinely have been. I'm in my last leg of my undergraduate career tired. I'm just so exhausted. I'm so exhausted. I've kind of had to do this final push to write grad school applications and big girl job applications. And it's a lot it's so much on top of the pandemic and going through the pandemic as a student as well

Feeling burnt out and need some #tips ! #motivation #cleaning #homework #college #school

@SeekingPlumb
What normally motivates you like? Is it guilt? Is it the satisfaction of the results? What is it that normally spurs you to do something
@Izzy
Izzy S-L
@IzzyΒ Β·Β 3:29

@seekingplumb https://s.swell.life/SSOMmR4702WQzRO

Christina, this is a good question, and I've been struggling with that answer lately with coming up with an answer so funny, because this is relevant to the other conversation we were having in the Other Swell, which I will link here for those who are listening and have no idea what I'm talking about. But essentially, Christina made a post about the different ways that we think that's a very butchered version summary of the conversation, but definitely go check it out. It's a good one
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@Swell
Swell Team
@SwellΒ Β·Β 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

@SeekingPlumb

A theory & a tip. @Izzy

And so they are perhaps providing some of what you need there with respect to neurotransmitters. Right. But now that you're home, you don't have that same variety, and if you seek it, it takes more effort, more work to provide that for yourself at home. So maybe it's the borderline ADHD that might be causing issues here. But if that's the case that could give an idea of how to motivate yourself, right, to provide for yourself the dopamine hits and or serotonin
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@Tim
Tim Ereneta
@TimΒ Β·Β 1:23

1. Sleep. 2. What’s your purpose?

Just treat yourself to a full night sleep if you do it more than one night. Great. At least one night. The second suggestion is focus on purpose, and so I hope this is helpful. What I'd like you to do is if you're up for it. Isn't this reply? Answer this question for me. Why are you applying to graduate schools and doing all this work to finish your undergrad? Why are you doing all this job efficiently? Why are you doing that?
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