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[TheArtofImprovement]

📌 How to Make Yourself Study When You Don't Have Any Motivation 👇

[shuu]

*Me reluctantly clicking on the vid*
"I'm not?"

[beasaroseco]

I just learned the phrase that has blessed me, "Done is better than perfect."

[ash_emu]

My mom always used to say, "feel the fear and do it anyway." I can't say this about many things my parents taught me, but it's honestly something I live by.

[clairet]

I’m actually surprised how often I hear people saying they’re afraid to be alone with their thoughts. I feel like that’s where 75% of my life occurs!

[fernandogomezdelatorre]

Most of the times we just need to stop overthinking stuff and start doing it. I've found that once you start that thing you were always afraid of starting, the process becomes much easier. Happy 2020!

[breyerhorsestudios]

I'm not lazy, bored or unmotivated... I'm just tired of trying. Fear consumed my life and staying in my bubble and not doing anything helps me manage that fear. Getting out of that bubble makes everything come back. This summer, I was finally happy. Then, school started and I'm miserable again. I still had anxiety, of course but it was more mild. It is now unbearable. I don't feel like doing anything, I feel mentally exhausted even though I barely did anything. I just want to lay in bed, and never get out. But I have places to go and activities to do, and they do not make anything better, they just make things worse and worse.

[annaairahala]

This gives "just be happy" vibes. There's some of this that's true, there's some I'm not knowledgeable enough to say either way, but some of this is just blatantly false. The one thing I like about this video is how it points out how fear is a reason behind many of our difficulties in the first world. The thing that isn't true is that "just do it" is the solution. He safeguards this by saying how "this will only work for some people", but that just points out part of the problem with it. Getting over these fears is a lot more difficult than "just do it" and there can be a lot more blocks than just that. Life isn't that simple. Get help from those around you, or go to a therapist who's qualified and knows what they're talking about; don't rely on a video of someone speaking from personal experience with no background in the field of study by own admission.

[Snipfragueur]

"If you are homeless, just buy a house."
-Random Twtich streamer

[larissavannynatten]

tinder guy: why do you even use tinder?
me: oh, i'm just filling my day with meaningful distractions to avoid existential dread from the stillness of my mind ya know

[elliejhs]

When I discovered my biggest issue is fear I adopted the words of the wise Min Yoongi: "If you feel like you're gonna crash then accelerate more, you idiot." It helps me not getting paralyzed because of fear.

[Revelryproject]

As someone with ADHD let me tell you, if your dopamine is not regulated properly, which is not exclusive to ADHD btw, there definitely are ways to not be unmotivated. I mean, for most neurotypicals the video is still valid for the most part, but please don't forget, that there are many many reasons why people might not be able to do things. Especially with medical and psychological systems in the gutter all around the world. :)

[agustinatorres]

"You're afraid of dying early from a newly discovered parasite, even though the odds strongly suggest you won't" ah yes perfect timing

[trg]

Fear of wasting time, that alone is the sole reason for the time's I have a existential crisis.

[Crisumit]

12:03
"You will make many mistakes, but since no one in the planet can give you the perfect answers to the questions created by your own unique circumstances, choosing for yourself and continuing to move forward is not just the best thing you can do, it's also the only thing."

True words spoken💯💯💯

[larkaiio]

I hate the phrase "just do it". It gives no value to conversations and focuses on will power that is finate. It doesnt encourage you to find long lasting solutions just hits your insecurities of being lazy and giving you momentary motivation out of shame. It really is something that I think brings more harm then good, it may be a kick starter but often is something that just brings more shame, bc it is "that easy" "just do it" "what is wrong with you" "why dont you just do it?" and other similar thouths that ran over mine and Im sure not only mine head. I WANT TO NOTICE, that I appreciate that in this video it was described the more productive way of thinking about it. It was actually really good, but in general understanding I dont think that most ppl feel like this about this phrase. I myslef heard that definition for the first time.

[CaptainMcQuacker]

The best advice for overcoming fear is the 3 word phrase “I’m lovin’ it”

[shreyashishaan]

This is what I've observed when I try to understand what the "successful" people around me do right.
I sit and wonder and hesitate upon how I complete an action.
They just do it. And if it's wrong, they do it better the 2nd time.
By the time I'm done with it, they have moved beyond me in terms of self satisfaction, experience, confidence, etc.
Idk who all might get this but it seems like, you just need to be like Naruto 🤷‍♂️

[kyumnq]

this video has some key flaws... one that i think it misses is that fear drives us to overwork ourselves. Fear can motivate us to improve but then we crash and burn and it causes terrible things. The reason people arent content with relaxing and letting themselves stop and enjoy life is because theyre afraid as well. If you consistently just do it you can burn out (i speak from experience)

[rigierish]

The quote from Blaise Pascal isn’t about being bored or being alone, it’s about death, the room being a metaphor for the casket.
Besides that, this video is incredible and so inspiring to change and do what you want to do. Thank you