At the beginning of my depression, I tried to overachieve when I knew I couldn't do it. I thought the "motivating myself out of depression" could be done without babysteps. But I've found that I either feel better with just one or two goals for the day or putting no expectations of myself. When there are no expectations or written goals, I somehow wind up doing at least something I didn't plan on. I suppose it's reverse psychology in a way. I hope you're able to get a little bit of your motivation back. I know I sure as hell need more of it. I'm dysphoric, so I have energy, I just can't seem to put any of it to good use. Instead of cleaning or doing something meaningful, I wind up bouncing my legs uncontrollably & surfing the web for useless ****.