Don't compare yourself to others. You can only compare yourself to yourself. Be patient with yourself, and don't set deadlines or specific goals. If you're having trouble feeling motivated, you don't have to do anything, you get to do something. Start by doing one small thing each day to improve from where you are today. Whenever you think of tasks in front of you, frame it as "I get to do this today." Acknowledge your human physiology. You learn better mid-morning after a good night's sleep. There's no such thing as a night owl, it's just a broken sleep cycle; be asleep by 10 PM. There is nothing wrong with masturbation, but without enough physical activity, it can drain your body of the reward chemicals your brain uses to tell you when you've done a good job. If you do this you will see the work become its own reward. Your brain will dump dopamine when you reach a new realization and that will motivate you to keep going and pull you back when you've been away.
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Reply to LPT REQUEST How not to give up on things? by Magegi
Don't compare yourself to others. You can only compare yourself to yourself. Be patient with yourself, and don't set deadlines or specific goals. If you're having trouble feeling motivated, you don't have to do anything, you get to do something. Start by doing one small thing each day to improve from where you are today. Whenever you think of tasks in front of you, frame it as "I get to do this today." Acknowledge your human physiology. You learn better mid-morning after a good night's sleep. There's no such thing as a night owl, it's just a broken sleep cycle; be asleep by 10 PM. There is nothing wrong with masturbation, but without enough physical activity, it can drain your body of the reward chemicals your brain uses to tell you when you've done a good job. If you do this you will see the work become its own reward. Your brain will dump dopamine when you reach a new realization and that will motivate you to keep going and pull you back when you've been away.