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how to effectively do what you don't want to do? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 15 hours ago by someoneFromInternet@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm a first-year university student. Right now, we're going over completely uninteresting topics that I’ve either already covered (or skipped) back in school. I have no motivation to complete the assignments because these subjects don’t interest me at all. I know that in the future there will be subjects I’ll enjoy, but for now, I’m stuck with all of this – and without any motivation.

As a result, I end up doing nothing all day, finding ways to distract myself just to avoid working on my university assignments. I don't like this at all because I’m not doing what I actually want to do. I "wait" until late at night, realizing I can’t procrastinate any longer, or I end up sacrificing sleep. It feels like a waste of time because I’m neither doing what I have to do nor what I want to do.

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I had this issue all through school. I would always stay up the night before and do whatever it was while having 17 mental breakdowns. I made it through just fine using this method, but I guess I wouldn't recommend it lol. That's all I got, sorry!

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

Sounds like you might have ADHD. People with ADHD sometimes have difficulty getting things done until their stress response kicks in.