Any tips for a severe lack of motivation/serious procrastonation?

hastily-written:

Honestly I’m not too motivated myself at the moment aha but here are some tips I know of that may be of use 💛

• Eliminate all distractions – get rid of your phone, block websites you use or get rid of the laptop if possible. Only keep the things you need on the desk with you.
• Set your own deadlines – don’t just look to the teachers deadlines and leave it all to the last minute. Maybe have an essay so you could say do the intro on Monday, the main body from Tuesday to Thursday and the conclusion on Friday.
• To do lists – make small to do lists at the start of the day of tasks you must complete by the end of the day. Break larger task down into smaller ones so you can do them but by bit and not feel overhwelmed.
• Find out why you procrastinate. Do you think you can’t do it? Is the topic boring? Do you feel overwhelmed? The first step to tackling procrastination is understanding why you do it.
• Simply force yourself to study. If you have to then you need to just force yourself to study. I remember doing this around GCSEs (I couldn’t study for a few reasons) and it ended up with me actually passing subjects that I was basically going to fail.
• Know your aims. Maybe you could make a mood board of your goals or write them down and keep it near your desk. I like the idea of writing something on the first day of the year or study to say what you’re doing and why you are at the moment doing it

Honestly all this information is in a bit of a jumble aha but I’m hoping I’ve said something you can use. Thanks for the ask and good luck in your studies 💛