How do you guys motivate yourself ? I have some exams coming and am not at all serious about studying. I need some motivation. Any suggestions ?
Steve Pavlina (http://www.stevepavlina.com/) has some interesting articles.
The first move to actually getting something done for me is to not use the computer for any liesure browsing.
The second is for me to come to the conclusion that I want to get the most out of my education. It is money afterall.
Sometimes I have to open a good novel and read a few pages, or it takes me driving with my study materials to bookstore/library/park where I should study, also I like to tell the world that I'm dp at the top of my lungs. I also have to design the liesure time to be rewarding, so I set up the studying as something I need to accomplish to achieve the reward.
Studying and winning is always badass.
The second is for me to come to the conclusion that I want to get the most out of my education. It is money afterall.
Sometimes I have to open a good novel and read a few pages, or it takes me driving with my study materials to bookstore/library/park where I should study, also I like to tell the world that I'm dp at the top of my lungs. I also have to design the liesure time to be rewarding, so I set up the studying as something I need to accomplish to achieve the reward.
Studying and winning is always badass.
good post, dp.
i just get in the car with my books and go somewhere that is distraction-free.
Thanks asemi, I came back because I forgot to mention singing/listening to music is near the top of pump-up motivations. Usually this happens with headphones for me as my car doesn't bump. I may have to change that though.
I'm laid back and don't really motivate myself. I just get stuff done. If a deadline is approaching and something isn't done--I'll get it done. But other than that, I don't care too much.
ive been reading steve pavlina's stuff for the past 6 months now and listening to his podcast. very good stuff that makes sense. i do the same thing as lr.. just drive somewhere secluded and get some good music going.
Yeah, environment plays a big role. I stay in a sh!tty room now. Just want to get out there. So prolly will resign my job by early or mid October and move. Also, as I said, I've got some exams coming (I got a backlog from my CS :( ) so need to prepare. Work plus study isn't doing good. Also am not happy with where I am.
Steve has some very good articles. Really motivating stuff. I need a daily dose of motivation. His articles are a good means to get charged I guess.
Will be leaving to write exams on friday. (Its away from work) Will be back after 15-20 days. Till then, good bye. Wish me luck.
Steve has some very good articles. Really motivating stuff. I need a daily dose of motivation. His articles are a good means to get charged I guess.
Will be leaving to write exams on friday. (Its away from work) Will be back after 15-20 days. Till then, good bye. Wish me luck.
good luck.
good luck, arun! talk to you in a bit.
i have a three step plan to productivity!
1. rockstar energy drink (i just bought a 24 pack at costco)
2. electronica (go prefuse/avalanches/apparat/...)
3. keep thinking i'm going to die tomorrow from the flu
yes! maybe some david allen book reading for good measure.
1. rockstar energy drink (i just bought a 24 pack at costco)
2. electronica (go prefuse/avalanches/apparat/...)
3. keep thinking i'm going to die tomorrow from the flu
yes! maybe some david allen book reading for good measure.
> rockstar energy drink (i just bought a 24 pack at costco)
so i've already drank two tonight, and i'm seriously considering drinking another. at what point is my health at risk?
so i've already drank two tonight, and i'm seriously considering drinking another. at what point is my health at risk?
as soon as you crack open the first one.
i saw that coming.
i'm a fan of the espresso + americano.
caffeine pills otherwise.
however i probably only consume a maximum of 200mg caffeine on any given day... and only a few times a week.
the sugar in rockstars is probably the scariest part. iirc they have about 140mg of caffeine (a cup and a half of regular coffee). things start getting weird at about 350mg for me (350 in the system, not 350 consumed).
caffeine pills otherwise.
however i probably only consume a maximum of 200mg caffeine on any given day... and only a few times a week.
the sugar in rockstars is probably the scariest part. iirc they have about 140mg of caffeine (a cup and a half of regular coffee). things start getting weird at about 350mg for me (350 in the system, not 350 consumed).
it is. works pretty dang good and its only a shot
ive seen those advertised on tv a shit ton but always took them as bullshit.
yeah the commercial is annoying but it works!
yeah i bought some, gonna try it on the trip home tomorrow.
> so i've already drank two tonight, and i'm seriously considering drinking another. at what point is my health at risk?
i'm up to 3-4/day. it's about time for another costco run. :( i quit smoking last week and i think this is my replacement drug. :/
i'm up to 3-4/day. it's about time for another costco run. :( i quit smoking last week and i think this is my replacement drug. :/
this sounds like it's probably pretty bad for you.
i expect to be diabetic next week
okay, so the 24 pack of rockstars lasted me about two weeks. that's $14/week. my smoking habit only cost me $4.50/week. :(
``when the clock strikes nine
i'll be waking with the best of routine caffeine team players
for the cycle of it'' -- aesop rock, 9-5ers anthem
i'll be waking with the best of routine caffeine team players
for the cycle of it'' -- aesop rock, 9-5ers anthem
I could use some of this right now.
i am sucking back an americano right now...
i am on the caffeine diet today for optimal studying
100mg/hr for the next 12 hours
100mg/hr for the next 12 hours
i bought another case of rockstar today
You need to stay away from that ... seriously guys.
what flavour of rockstar?
original
> You need to stay away from that ... seriously guys.
why? not only am i crazy skinny, but i snowshoe, play racquet sports, and now climb!
as long as my body can process the sugar without going diabetic, i can definitely burn those calories.
> You need to stay away from that ... seriously guys.
why? not only am i crazy skinny, but i snowshoe, play racquet sports, and now climb!
as long as my body can process the sugar without going diabetic, i can definitely burn those calories.
maybe he was referring to the caffeine.
my biochem housemate just informed me that the halflife of caffeine in the body is 3 hours. so the concentration of caffeine is increasing in my bloodstream.
productivity is pretty high, i think. but my hands are getting kind of sweaty. caffeine or x60 syndrome?
my biochem housemate just informed me that the halflife of caffeine in the body is 3 hours. so the concentration of caffeine is increasing in my bloodstream.
productivity is pretty high, i think. but my hands are getting kind of sweaty. caffeine or x60 syndrome?
> as long as my body can process the sugar without going diabetic
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/29/9/2140
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index
so i think i'm okay.
> maybe he was referring to the caffeine.
well, i should be more worried about drip coffee. (rockstar does have less caffeine than a cup of drip coffee.)
There is not sufficient, consistent information to conclude that low–glycemic load diets reduce the risk for diabetes. Nevertheless, low–glycemic index foods that are rich in fiber and other important nutrients are to be encouraged. (E)
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/29/9/2140
Medium GI; 56 - 69; sucrose, croissant, basmati rice, brown rice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_index
so i think i'm okay.
> maybe he was referring to the caffeine.
well, i should be more worried about drip coffee. (rockstar does have less caffeine than a cup of drip coffee.)
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I'm more concerned about the other vitamins and ingredients. One of those guys really trips me out in rockstars, or maybe it's the combo.
it could just be the 62 grams of sucrose that trips you out.
i just saw an ad for '5hourenergy'
looks sketch
i drank 2 triple americanos today :O
looks sketch
i drank 2 triple americanos today :O
another great nyt article (first one was the nyt on perfectionism)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/opinion/02a … ref=slogin
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/opinion/02a … ref=slogin
haha, one of our job candidates in the econ. dept. studied the economics of willpower. francis and i were going to get into the literature and try to publish something.
I am in serious need of motivation to do schoolwork right now. all I want to do is listen to music on my speakers and eat the groceries I bought a couple of days ago.
I wish the next week or two would pass like sleep. i.e., when you sleep it just kind of magically turns from, for example, midnight to nine in the morning (regardless of how good of a sleep you get). I want to wake up on May 1st.
I wish the next week or two would pass like sleep. i.e., when you sleep it just kind of magically turns from, for example, midnight to nine in the morning (regardless of how good of a sleep you get). I want to wake up on May 1st.
asemi i just want to sit around and listen to music too.
i'm sitting on a bench in the middle of campus right now. people have nice bicycles. i want one.
i'm sitting on a bench in the middle of campus right now. people have nice bicycles. i want one.
I am in bed, shirtless, and eating cookies. somehow I had the idea that I would be able to concentrate in this state.
hahaha awesome
Am at work. I want to go home. I have exam (Discrete Computational Structures aka discrete math) on tuesday. I haven't studied much yet :'( Life sucks.
omg guys wtf is goin gon?
Well I better add to the misery ... I fucked up my trig test. Do I care? No. The semester is almost over. I'm burnt out. I like a girl with a kid who also happens to have a shitty boyfriend. The only motivation I have is passing RHCE.
Well I better add to the misery ... I fucked up my trig test. Do I care? No. The semester is almost over. I'm burnt out. I like a girl with a kid who also happens to have a shitty boyfriend. The only motivation I have is passing RHCE.
What Dante and Goethe believed about woman--the former when he sang ``ella guardava suso, ed io in lei,''* and the latter when he translated this, ``the Eternal-Feminine attracts us higher''--I do not doubt that every nobler woman will resist this faith, for she believes the same thing about the Eternal-Masculine--
* ``She looked up at me, and I at her.''
(fn, bge, 236)
work spaces. having a space where the only thing you do in that space is work. be it an office room, a specific chair and desk... or a real live bonafied workshop. it helps establish a routine... and when you are there after having used the space explicitly for the purpose of work alone... you'll feel like you have to work just being there.
at least that's how I motivate myself beyond... hey I should do blah...
other things... being around energetic people and environments...
and of course incentives for accomplishing goals. even if no one else does... reward yourself for a job well done. even if it simply boils down to a nice steak and a pint at the local eatery.. or even hold off on doing something you love until you finish your current project or task.
some of the strategies i've had work well on myself over the years.
but nothing beats being around other people who want to work.
at least that's how I motivate myself beyond... hey I should do blah...
other things... being around energetic people and environments...
and of course incentives for accomplishing goals. even if no one else does... reward yourself for a job well done. even if it simply boils down to a nice steak and a pint at the local eatery.. or even hold off on doing something you love until you finish your current project or task.
some of the strategies i've had work well on myself over the years.
but nothing beats being around other people who want to work.
> another great nyt article (first one was the nyt on perfectionism)
nestor, thanks for the article. this, along with a job talk in my department, has led me to work on willpower for my master's thesis.
nestor, thanks for the article. this, along with a job talk in my department, has led me to work on willpower for my master's thesis.
wow. best of success on it!
behold, the power of ttf
behold, the power of ttf
Motivation is much more basic.
Start by attempting to drown yourself in your sink, work up from there.
Apathy = death => not death = not apathy ~ motivation!
Start by attempting to drown yourself in your sink, work up from there.
Apathy = death => not death = not apathy ~ motivation!
haha
yeah!
francis smart
yeah!
francis smart
hahahha
I seriously need some of this right now. the Summer is going by fast and I haven't done much fun stuff. instead I've been sitting at home after work and doing nothing. today I need to do laundry but I really don't want to walk to the laundromat. I was also gonna go for a bike ride but I put that off until tomorrow so I could do laundry. ugh.
I think I need to take dp's advice.
The first move to actually getting something done for me is to not use the computer for any liesure browsing.
hear, hear. my problem is the commute takes everything out of me...
fucking get up and kick the shit out of stuff
it's what live bodies do
it's what live bodies do
I don't think there is some temporary, illusive aspect of myself that steps in only after seeing that I've failed/am still failing to accomplishing something and suddenly enables me to accomplish it.
I think this just means that, in the past, I was not able to convince myself of the value I was attempting to place on this thing. So I didn't do it.
I think this just means that, in the past, I was not able to convince myself of the value I was attempting to place on this thing. So I didn't do it.
I just went for a bike ride. that was nice I guess. better than sitting at home.
it's not hard to convince myself of the value of doing something. actually maybe it is. I have a hard time getting myself to do anything because I think, "maybe there is something better I should be doing," or, "maybe doing this thing will not actually put me in a better mood." I just need to convince myself that the only way to find out if I'm going to feel better after doing something is to DO IT.
it's not hard to convince myself of the value of doing something. actually maybe it is. I have a hard time getting myself to do anything because I think, "maybe there is something better I should be doing," or, "maybe doing this thing will not actually put me in a better mood." I just need to convince myself that the only way to find out if I'm going to feel better after doing something is to DO IT.
nike got it right... oddly enough.
haha
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hm, i think you meant to post in the plans thread ;p
http://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=1390
http://www.thinktankforums.com/thread.php?thread_id=1390
my bad
I have some of this now! I am feeling the ambition.
i'm thinking about getting another case of rockstars
Motivated to get my fuckin RHCE
Good luck, gatz.
21 days
Fuck guys. Well I failed. If any of you know me, that;s fuckin life. But whatever. I seem motivated, but today, ehhh. I haven't been to school in 2 days. I'm going to just call the professor today and tell her I've been busy at work .. shit ...
CCNA motherfucker!
DO NOT give up on life.
eventually someone will POP into your life and flip your shit upside down!!
I have found that having a goal to do something physical is great motivation. I am learning to use the flower sticks. I will move on to juggling and eventually the diabolo. Hand eye coordination rules and to be able to master something is even sweeter! It boosts your confidence to be able to walk to work juggling and not being afraid to be seen fucking up.
It is even better when you enjoy what you are doing.
Don't do shit that you don't want to do!
okay and caffeine is also great motivation. I had some earlier. afhafuahf:Aofs.
eventually someone will POP into your life and flip your shit upside down!!
I have found that having a goal to do something physical is great motivation. I am learning to use the flower sticks. I will move on to juggling and eventually the diabolo. Hand eye coordination rules and to be able to master something is even sweeter! It boosts your confidence to be able to walk to work juggling and not being afraid to be seen fucking up.
It is even better when you enjoy what you are doing.
Don't do shit that you don't want to do!
okay and caffeine is also great motivation. I had some earlier. afhafuahf:Aofs.
caffeine is the best motivation
ap> DO NOT give up on life.
why not? it's pointless.
ap> eventually someone will POP into your life and flip your shit upside down!!
so i gotta sit on my hands, waiting for some bro or bro-ette to walk in the door? hopefully it's unlocked!
why not? it's pointless.
ap> eventually someone will POP into your life and flip your shit upside down!!
so i gotta sit on my hands, waiting for some bro or bro-ette to walk in the door? hopefully it's unlocked!
only one thing that ever really motivated me; telling me I am going to do this thing and believing it.
i am going to do this thing.
i am going to do this thing.
I need some of this today. I am bored and I should do laundry or at least pick up my room. I still have half unpacked bags from when I went to Chicago covering my chair and my desk is covered in stuff. ugh. I think I might just watch TV. I feel so useless like this.
welcome to my world :D
asemisldkfj: you should go for a walk
well I uncovered my chair. I'm gonna make some lunch soon. I can't wait. right now I'm watching Firefly.
> Motivation, anyone ???
almost!
almost!
I rode my bike to a friend's house to watch the Bruins game. we got pizza. then I rode home. good activity for today. now I'm going to put on music and get tired.
I am tapping into this today. picking up my room right now yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
ugh, feeling lazy today. should clean my room or do laundry or go outside because it's 40 (which is warm relative to how it's been lately) but I don't really feel like doing anything.
i need some motivation. got a shit ton of laundry to do that i've been putting off for a week and dishes are starting to pile up
I went through my huge pile of mail at least!
My next shift at work is going to be full of me moving things around in hopes of making everything efficient, and to clean out the booth the managers tend to treat as a garage.