Hi everyone. When I try to get new things done, very frequently I'll have an amazing start, then shortly after, my progress dies completely.
For example, when I try practicing drawing, I'll start...then either get sleepy, discouraged, lazy, or distracted by something else. In the end, I make no progress and frequently end up wasting the rest of the day browsing the chans.
Looking back on these 4 years of college, I've done nothing with my free time except lurk on /a/ and /h/ - I want to change!
How can I stay motivated and get things done?
Give yourself measurable objectives. Instead of just abstractly trying to "draw", decide you want to do a specific project (let's say a portrait for a gift, or whatever you fancy), and give yourself a deadline to reach it. If nobody is around to discipline you, you have to do it yourself,...
Of course, your objectives should be in line with your desires, otherwise things will become meaningless
"Of course, your objectives should be in line with your desires, otherwise things will become meaningless"
side note: even if indirectly in line it has meaning
Just curious, are you a Capricorn? (I'm into astrology lately and I read somewhere this is a trait of the sign... I'm not sure whether I believe astrology is BS or not.) I'm one and I have the same problem.
It's really frustrating, isn't it? Even if I have the desire to do something, I spend more time thinking about doing it or that I haven't done it etc and in the end just kinda give up.
Aries has this problem too, they apparently start a lot of things but never finish them.
Im exactly like that!
In school, playing videogames, sports..everything
I get bored really quick!
i am a capricorn BTW
Im a capricorn, but my progress doesnt die completely..but more like I finish it in the last minute, leaving it until It is a challenge to complete which is such a bad habit.
but fuck I spend alot of time thinking as well and less time doing it. frustrating as hell.
OP here. I don't really believe horoscopes, but at this point, it's better than anything. I'm an Aries.
well, im scorpio and have exactly the same problem...
i don't really believe in those zodiac things... whatever.
like you i get easily distracted, sleepy etc when i try to focus on something. another bad habit of mine is that i start to think about how useful the things are that i do... mostly i end up stopping to learn or whatever i was doing.
one time i forced myself to change and my grades improved at least in tests , but all of my teachers already had prejudices about me so my final grades were about the same as before... so there was no point in improving at all and i went back to my old habits. kinda sucks :|
im a virgo but it doesnt mean jack shit! if you actually believe in astrology you have issues that need to be looked at!
I'm Leo. I have the exact same problem as the OP. I want to learn to draw but I never progress to anywhere because of sleepiness, unable to focus, laziness, discouraged, distraction, too much contemplating rather than doing, tiredness, spending most of my time staring at the computer screen and not trying to draw, browsing forums reading and looking at other's art. I'm a slow drawer by the way. It takes me so long to draw because of the above reasons. Now I simply stopped drawing all together because I'm too tired.