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Does anyone else get motivation swings? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by ster@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm currently preparing for exams which are very important to me. Some days I can work for 6 hours or more without stopping and I get loads done and feel great about it. Unfortunately some days I get up and I can't bear to work.

On bad days, I feel like I can't focus on anything, and no matter how much it stresses me out, my brain just refuses to put any effort in. I have no motivation and just feel like going to sleep or giving up and doing something to waste time.

Generally I find if I work a lot one day the next day is more likely to be a bad day.

Does anyone else have this? How do you prevent this or at least cope with it?

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[–] AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also, take breaks often and mix things up (for example, studying for one subject for a bit and then switching to the next, then back, etc). Burnout might be a big part of why this is happening.

[–] ster@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I thought burnout was more of a long term thing, whereas mine tends to resolve the next day (or occasionally after a few hours). Sometimes I will have a weekend which is bad