'I Don't Feel Like It' is a Mindset for Amateurs - College Info Geek

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When you say, "I don't feel like it," your choices don't change. You can still get to work... and you should.

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[simplyshama]

Needed this. At university everything is independent learning. You get to decide when you wake up, how much you study, how long you sit on your double bed and procrastinate on Youtube. So ignoring the I don't feel like it mindset is something I need to start doing!

[aslye]

Exactly. Just starting is 90% of it. I like to use the 2-minute rule when I "don't feel like it" and sure enough once I just start the task, I keep going and feed off the momentum.

[blacktee]

*pauses in the middle of the video to start studying instead of procrastinating as was planned.*

[alexislang]

I love this!! "Actions lead. Feelings follow." 👊
"If you wait for perfect conditions, you'll never get anything done!"

[ajamesu]

Quote from Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: "There is no doubt that even the greatest musical geniuses have sometimes worked without inspiration. This guest does not always respond to the first invitation. We must always work, and a self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood. If we wait for the mood, without endeavouring to meet it half-way, we easily become indolent and apathetic. We must be patient, and believe that inspiration will come to those who can master their disinclination."

[EamonnDoylePhotoFilm]

I'm so bad at procrastinating that I can't even watch this entire video without stopping and thinking "i'll finish it later" and starting something new

[DanniPainter]

I've watched this every single time I've felt myself giving excuses for not getting my work done. I'm a distance learning student so there's no one around telling me to get on with my work, it's all down to me. I've always struggled with motivation but this video gives me the kick up the ass I need to just open my books and give it a shot! Cheers dude :)

[holaCarolina]

I have to admit that I come back to this video every time I have to write a paper. It's becoming a rutine...because I never want to write them.

[geico]

I'm binge watching all your videos and taking notes.

[JC-cfqs]

I don't feel like watching this video

[oteploverfanartsaves]

Thank you for this! "I don't feel like it!" has been an all too common utterance for me and it's bad, because I always feel crappy for letting it be an excuse even when I know it's not. As a full-time student with a blog, and a goal to be a freelance writer, my new year's resolution will be to either eliminate this phrase from my thinking when it comes to doing work, or following it up with "But, I will do it anyway." when it does slip out. Thanks Tom!

[paijwa]

The advice about just doing something helped a lot, always had the mindset that if I had something important to do, I had to do everything in one go

[RJTechTalks]

don't even say I am going to do it, just do it, whatever this is, stop reading this comment and do the thing that needs to be done NOW!

[ratsalad]

i watched this video for the first time probably in 2015, when i was a senior in highschool. now, 2.5 years out of college and as a freelancer i still come back it, it's one of the most impactful things I've needed to hear over the years. thank you so much thomas!

[alizakhan]

Your videos are like a magic spell! Every time i dont feel motivated, i watch any of your videos and automatically i start working and get loads of wok done. Thankyou so much!

[touchstone]

"You don't need to learn everything in a day".
Me:*sitting here watching this video trying to understand a semester worth of syllabus one night before exam*

[danielfoerster]

JUST DO IT!, DON'T LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS, JUST DO IT, YOU SHOULD GET TO THE POINT, WHERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD GIVE UP, BUT YOUR NOT GONNA STOP THERE, JUST DO IT!

[judylin-kalff]

I'm not a college student anymore, but I think your videos are awesome. I have to stay on top of my work every day, and for some reason hearing the stuff I already know said out loud really helps.

[robinliljatalbot]

This applies to so many other things too. People trying to get out of bed (me rn), people needing motivation to go to the gym, people with eating disorders who are thinking about skipping breakfast. They all say "I don't feel like it." You can overcome what you "feel like" by what you do. God gave us free will, and with that comes willpower. Use it to keep going. ♥️

[jorgemendes]

This helped me SO much !! All along I have been looking for motivation on the wrong place, which led me to a vicious cicle of emotional up and down, as well as a vicious cicle of endless motivacional videos. Now, your straight foward and plain simple tip is actually helping a lot!! Thanks ( :