Why something is done. The reasons and rationales for one's thoughts, feelings or actions.
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How do I make myself stop doing addictive activity?
Some examples of such activity:
browsing this site without a particular goal
browsing your friends' profiles on social networks
reading news
hugging with you spouse (endlessly)
watching TV
You can ...
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How to motivate people to self-improve themselves?
I'm the curious type of person that likes to learn more, do things in less time, do things better, etc. I take that as a personal challenge and I honestly love it. Of course, it IS a challenge, not ...
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How do I get my motivation going?
Often, tasks are delayed till a reasonable time before the deadline. Just because you feel like you can do it later; so, you are basically procrastinating by surfing the web, chatting with people, ...
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How to overcome lazyness and procastination?
My greatest defect.
Present in almost all aspects of my live... Like my house, it's a mess right now, but I have time to clean, I just don't do it. I'd rather stay in bet and do nothing (high ...
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Good at writing Todo lists, but awful at doing them
At night, before going to bed, I write a TO-DO list to remember what I want to do tomorrow.
It includes everything I wish to do, like what I wished to do when I was a child!
When I get up in the ...
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Why am I not motivated in this excellent situation?
I am working as a freelance contractor. For a long time I have been paid by the hour. This has worked fine and my motivation has never been a problem. Now, I have gotten a deal where I get half of any ...
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What methods exist to keep yourself motivated when working alone?
When I studied, I went to the library to have some form of social control. The social pressure made me work better.
I'm now working from home for a living. It's my first week and my motivation isn't ...
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Putting limits on one's time online
As per Piers Steel's "procrastination equation",
Motivation = (Expectancy x Value) / (Impulsiveness x Delay)
I find that most of my own procrastination tends to involve the Internet and the easily ...
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How to overcome productivity/daytime-correlation
After reading some threads here on PP.SE, I've encountered that a lot of people seem to be more motivated and focused in the late evening/night to do challenging and work-intense tasks.
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What to do in a 5-10 min break to recharge the batteries? [closed]
After a session of full concentration, I usually like to take a 5-10min break, usually take a coffee break, or go for a quick stroll around the office. I find that this allows my "batteries to be ...
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How to stop talking LOUDLY to myself?
I have a habit of talking "loudly" to myself. I get an immense satisfaction by doing so.
At the same time, I tend to do this in the market, while driving the scooter, working on a C program. ...
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How to overcome cold/allergies/mild sickness?
I am often very productive and motivated. However, this is destroyed when I have a cold or allergies or am simply not feeling well. I am not talking about having a very obvious illness - I am ...
