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Old Nov 17, 2014, 09:55 PM
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I'm a senior in college and I have no motivation. Up to last week I was working so well and getting things done but since Friday (the day my T quit) it's impossible to do homework. I would rather just spend time relaxing and on the computer.
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Old Nov 17, 2014, 10:40 PM
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I think that your T quitting has mentally upset you and it might take a little bit of time for you to adjust. Maybe you should start looking for a new therapist to help you get through this difficult time.
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Old Nov 18, 2014, 02:49 AM
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Don't wait for the "motivation" to arrive because the reality is there will be days when you're not motivated.

Instead, make it a habit.

Get in to a routine.

Think of runners who train everyday. They don't wake up EVERY single day wanting to run but they have their running shoes and shirt laid out, put it on and go for the run.
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Old Nov 18, 2014, 02:50 AM
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 03:09 PM
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I have the exact problem. I would say the same thing as Hooligan said. Having a ritual will make it easier, even if you don't have motivation.
In her best-selling book, The Creative Habit, Twyla Tharp discusses one of the secrets of her success:
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I begin each day of my life with a ritual; I wake up at 5:30 A.M., put on my workout clothes, my leg warmers, my sweatshirts, and my hat. I walk outside my Manhattan home, hail a taxi, and tell the driver to take me to the Pumping Iron gym at 91st street and First Avenue, where I workout for two hours. The ritual is not the stretching and weight training I put my body through each morning at the gym; the ritual is the cab. The moment I tell the driver where to go I have completed the ritual.

It’s a simple act, but doing it the same way each morning habitualizes it — makes it repeatable, easy to do. It reduces the chance that I would skip it or do it differently. It is one more item in my arsenal of routines, and one less thing to think about.
Thanks for this!
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Old Nov 24, 2014, 12:05 PM
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try to find something you enjoy like music that could maybe get you started. you always need something to start and then you can maybe work from there
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