How do you motivate yourself when you&#39;re feeling lazy?

@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

I wonder if I'll carry my "must get stuff done" attitude into retirement.

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fishtiger58

@fishtiger58 (29823)

• Momence, Illinois

10 Dec 15

@TheHorse My husband did, I didn't

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

@fishtiger58 A re enjoying your laziness? I think I'd get stir crazy.

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AnjaP

@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

10 Dec 15

You have described my whole day. I am a lump. In fact, in a few minutes, I am going to make coffee and then sit on the couch like a lump for a few more hours.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

I just got permission to be a semi-lump for the afternoon. My kid client got cancelled by his mom because he acted out in school this week. So I'm going to lump here at my computer for a bit, and then head out cycling.

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Shellyann36

@Shellyann36 (11385)

• United States

10 Dec 15

When I am in that mode it is hard to break out of. Good luck with your list of things to do.

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Shellyann36

@Shellyann36 (11385)

• United States

16 Dec 15

@TheHorse Good to hear this!

@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

Thanks--I got 'em done! Now it's time to get some lunch!

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Jennifer

@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

10 Dec 15

Ugh, I am having a motivation problem today too. I knew I would because yesterday I was so productive! Go figure. Lol. I haven't had much sleep last night which is not helping anything either.

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Jennifer

@LovingMyBabies (85127)

• Valdosta, Georgia

10 Dec 15

@TheHorse That's good! I never did get much motivation today...Lol. Oh well, there's always tomorrow.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (80079)

• United States

10 Dec 15

@TheHorse your little trees are quite cute

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

I hope you find that "motivating task." After I polied my coasters, I went outside and made three new little Christmas trees. So I'm on a roll now.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (308372)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

10 Dec 15

I have things I need to do today as well. I'll probably do it when I need to shut down the computer for a couple hours as always seems to be the way it is in order for it to keep working properly. I did get the groceries taken care of, so that's a plus.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

Groceries is a good start. I DID get my morning tasks done. Exams copied and ready for Monay. Progress notes turned in. More disks for my littlel Christmas trees obtained. Now I have to catch some lunch and then see a kid client.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (308372)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

12 Dec 15

@TheHorse As usual what I needed doing got done an hour before the man from the furnace company showed this morning. It seems I get more done on short notice than I do when I have a lot of time to do it. I'm glad you got everything done you needed to do.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326581)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 15

I have chores I should be tackling too but I'd rather be here.

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susan

@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

11 Dec 15

yes @JudyEv , @TheHorse me too ... but when in rome... Or spain... the saying is ... Manana ... . which works for me.... Lol's

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Dec 15

I use being here as a reward for getting stuff done sometimes.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326581)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Dec 15

@sueznewz2 I think I'll pretend I'm in Spain then, or Rome!

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Koalemos

@Asylum (47893)

• Manchester, England

10 Dec 15

My approach used to be simply to force myself to react on the grounds that it has to be done. Nowadays I am retired so my attitude is different and I would simply remain lazy.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

I do that sometimes. Last nght I really did NOT feel like editing an exam. But I did it anyway. It simply HAD to be done.

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Mari Juana

@marijuana (570)

• Tel Aviv, Israel

11 Dec 15

@Asylum sounds like being retired is great! We can be lazy all day everyday :)

Angel

@Angelee_27 (3460)

• United States

10 Dec 15

For me, I try to think what good will come from whatever it is that I am putting off due to laziness. For example: If I am feeling lazy, but I need to clean the living room, then I think of how good it will look once I am done.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

If I'm "in the zone," I actually ENJOY mundane tasks, especially vacuuming.

Yuki

@yukimori (10143)

• United States

10 Dec 15

Depends on what needs to be done. Going to work? I haul myself out of bed, take my meds, and shuffle out the door. By the time I'm through doing the morning price changes I'm usually awake enough to tackle other stuff. Cleaning house? I turn on Hoarders, and after about fifteen minutes of that I'm in "clean ALL the things!" mode.

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Yuki

@yukimori (10143)

• United States

11 Dec 15

@TheHorse I honestly find it depressing more than anything else, but it works to motivate me because looking at some of those messes makes my skin crawl.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

I've never actually watched Hoarders. Is it interesting?

@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Dec 15

@yukimori I think it may be an Anxiety Disorder in the latest DSM. Not sure. I hope they don't turn people with mental disorders into a "Freak Show."

PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

10 Dec 15

I'm a lazy slug and think I deserve to be a lazy slug. It will get done (the work) eventually...

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

I think Mark Twain would like your attitude.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

10 Dec 15

@PainsOnSlate And I'm sure there are some famous quotation AND misquotations that would support this!

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PaintsOnSlate

@PainsOnSlate (21854)

• Canada

10 Dec 15

@TheHorse I know he would!

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S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

11 Dec 15

Mind controls and play with the situation changes. some times smart and some times lazy.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Dec 15

Right now I'm listening to Rubinstein playing Chopin on the "big stereo" and being quite lazy.

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S George

@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

14 Dec 15

@TheHorse little laziness before smartness is good ..... Lol

Deborah-Diane

@DeborahDiane (40091)

• Laguna Woods, California

11 Dec 15

Depending on the situation, sometimes I just give myself permission to be lazy for a certain period of time. Other times, I just have to force myself to get moving.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Dec 15

Today, I was feeling lazy, then suddenly hit "the zone." Wound up getting a lot done.

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Toto

@totobasso (331)

• Canada

10 Dec 15

Now that I'm retired, I shut off the phone and go to sleep and the next day I can get a lot done.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Dec 15

Sleep is good. Tomorrow morning, I can sleep in.

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FibroGoddess

@FibroGodess (540)

• United States

10 Dec 15

I have a habit of motivating myself into being lazy.

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Marja

@buenavida (9985)

• Sweden

12 Dec 15

Sometimes a walk - even 10 minutes can be enough, can help to continue with some things that I need to do. Fresh air can do wonders!

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Dec 15

I'm supposed to be cycling right now. It's not that cold out. But I'm still sitting here...

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460207)

• Switzerland

11 Dec 15

I should be in my kitchen finishing to wash all the glasses we used yesterday (I had guests). I am here reading and thinking "in ten minutes I go and finish the work".... still not motivated.

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@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 Dec 15

Ten minutes can easily turn into an hour or more!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (460207)

• Switzerland

13 Dec 15

@TheHorse Today, I decided not to turn on the computer until I had finished those annoying tasks that I always procrastinate. I am finally here, at two thirty pm.

Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

11 Dec 15

Your coasters look epic! I set myself calendar prompts which goes off 30minutes before I need to do a thing, so I can psychologically get used to that task first! Then I just force myself to finish all the tasks set in one day. If I finish early I log on myLot for a bit as a reward.

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Wendy789

@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

11 Dec 15

@TheHorse Yep, it's good not to let the time I spend on here get outta hand though.

@TheHorse (207442)

• Walnut Creek, California

11 Dec 15

Heh. I use MyLot as a reward too.

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Gary Marsh

@garymarsh6 (23393)

• United Kingdom

11 Dec 15

Sometimes you just have to take the bull by the horns and get on with it. Once you get started it just rolls. It is getting started that is the difficult thing!

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