Posted by: jantare1 November 21, 2011
HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE YOURSELF?!
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 no_more_crush: amen to your suggestion about getting into activities and making  some real friends, definitely need to work on that.
pinpoint: i agree with what you said; i too think planning today what i'm going to do tomorrow and trying to accomplish those goals helps a lot. but haven't brought that into practice yet, will see that helps. but the problem is on the "first study then party" part. i'm not a party person, but these little distractions like social media, boredom, etc are really tough to get over for me. idk, could be because of lack of strong will power.
ihateamerica: you're are right bro. trying to do multiple things doesn't help. it ends up being less productive instead. and i think you are right about the exercise and sleep thing too becausei fee like i've become more lazy and kind of sluggish since i stopped going gym after school resumed in september. i used to sleep 6 hrs, go to gym early in the morning and the day used to be just fine. now, i sleep 7 hours or so, no physical activity and still i'm super tired before the end of the day. alcohol/drugs/cigars are not my thing and neither are the hoes lol.
goddamn: man, looks like you've been through a lot regarding your education and career. and you are right, it's not about what others do and what they have, it's all about you and whether you are happy or not. "I see how much the glass is full rather than how much is left to motivate." really like this sentence bro, makes a lot of sense.

well, these are some really good responses. thanks to all for taking time to write. i'd like to invite others to share their experiences on this matter so that it'd be helpful to not just me, but also to other students/people on the same boat.
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