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Motivation

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JennyNotFromTheBlock Thu 08-Oct-20 08:38:10

How do you motivate yourself into doing things? I'm talking not only about something boring, like everyday routine or cleaning, but also about things you want to achieve, like learning something or losing weight, etc? I know if you want to get a result, you have to do something regularly, so how do you do that? How do you make yourself do things regularly?

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Callistemon Sun 11-Oct-20 14:14:46

I don't like housework.
But - it has to be done.
That does need a reward of chocolate.

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SuzannahM Sun 11-Oct-20 14:42:16

My problem isn't motivation to start things, it's motivation to finish things. So far in lock down I have
- decorated the downstairs cloakroom, all except one tiny patch of painting that needs to be finished
- decorated the hallway, all except finishing the banister where I got white paint on the newly black banister rail
- decorated the ensuite, all except resealing around the window and bath
- painted the airing cupboard (which had to be emptied last month when the plumber came, so thought it was a good time to freshen up the walls), except the gloss.

Now I need to find the motivation to go back to all these projects and finish them before I start a new one!

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