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How do you motivate yourself when you're down? (self.neurodivergent)
submitted 1 year ago by jgrim to c/neurodivergent
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I have these really low points where I cannot do anything, no matter how hard I try. For example, I have a bunch of notifications on Lemmy that I've not responded to. No reason other than that I cannot do it.

For things like mod reports, I act quickly. But the other stuff has been difficult for a couple of days.

What do you do to get motivated or get that drive back? "Just do it" doesn't work for me.

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[–] lazyguru 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is one of the reasons I have soooo many unstarted side projects 🙁. It’s hard. Sometimes going for a walk helps. I suspect having an accountability partner would help a lot (assuming that person is up to the task of holding you accountable)

[–] jgrim 1 points 1 year ago

I thought about making an EOD journal to help me track what I accomplished. It's not a matter of not wanting to do things; something stops me. Like writer's block.