losing motivation
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- SLAZ
just recently getting a little bored of my day job, the freelance gigs i have been working on, and the relationship that just ended for me...
i have no motivation right now to get work done during the day, i almost feel like doing something else. does this end and I snap back into it?
- jaylarson0
go for a week long excursion into the wilderness alone. yes alone. be prepared tho. but that may help clear things up a bit. try a place where the possibility of seeing another human being are next to nil.
works for me everytime...
- welded0
So you'll either come out refreshed and relaxed or you'll die alone under a tree. Solo wilderness trips can be a bad idea...
- dirtydesign0
I usually recharge work motivation at the bookstore. Tear through magazines, draw...
Can't help you with the relationship. If it's boring, it's not meant to be.
- foreign0
take a break, even if it's just a weekend. but get away from work, home, town if possible. the outdoors is always good.
- fate_0
Slaz, when's your birthday?
- cosmo0
it doesn't end, you are stuck forever.
- slappy0
When I lack motivation I go out and shoot things with my camera even if it has nothing to do with what Im working on.
Usually takes my mind off things and forces me to leave the house and gets me fresh air, if nothing else it helps you sleep.
Sometimes you even shoot a keeper.
- nocomply0
I think we all feel your pain at some point or another. For me it seems to happen about once a week. I think the key is just making a little separation between your work and the rest of your life. I tend to feel the least motivated when I know that all I have ahead of me is work. Make some time for yourself.
- honest0
i've been really down recently too, i picked myself up by redoing my portfolio and resume in a bid to get a new job. my energy was drawn from reacting against the crap work i've done this year.
- ********0
Know how you feel pal. It happens, the agency work I do is mind numbing! I agree with 'honest'... redo your portfolio or start a personal project, something you'll enjoy and can be proud of! That might reignite your interest eh :)
- ********0
YouTube your way out of the depression!
- mr_snuggles0
The pills, powders and booze keep me pretty straight...and basically it comes down to needing to produce the work to support the habits...
- ********0
When I lack motivation I go out and shoot people with my gun - even if it has nothing to do with what Im working on.
Usually takes my mind off things and forces me to leave the house and gets me fresh air, if nothing else it helps you sleep.
slappy
(Aug 29 06, 23:05)
- SLAZ0
thanks guys... yeah, i need to get myself out of the house, just no motivation here. i need/want to redo my port also which is a great idea, but even that needs a jumpstart somehow.
its weird, but i almost feel like doing something different.
bday is in may