When I woke up this morning I wasn't sure what I was going to write about. It wasn't that I forgot, or that I didn't know what to write about, it was simply because of a lack of motivation. I can understand the irony of a blog post about motivation nearly 6 hours before the deadline, but I think that the impact that the pandemic is having on motivation is something that should be talked about.
Since the pandemic started I myself have found myself struggling to be motivated. When we first got out in March I found myself lacking the motivation to do the work that was assigned. That may have been due to the kind of work that was assigned but I believe that it was much more about a lack of motivation. With the advancements that technology has made during the pandemic in order to support staying home there have been many great advancements such as the increase of at home exercise. However the increased amount of cyber shopping and ordering food as well as the shortened workload that many students have is creating.
During the school week I often find myself thinking about how much time I actually need to do the work just so its finished, rather than actually making sure that I have been taking something away from the at home lessons. After struggling with motivation I started to look for ways to be more motivated. While doing a little research I learned about the two kinds of motivation extrinsic, and intrinsic. Extrinsic motivation is referring to an external reward like money or fame. Intrinsic motivation on the other hand deals with doing things for your own sake just to make you feel good. I believe that especially now intrinsic motivation is what keeps me going because the feeling that I get when I put 100% into an assignment rather than just winging it makes me feel great.
I again understand the irony of a post about motivation so close to a deadline but I hope that those of you struggling from a lack of motivation find a way to stay motivated during these troubling times.
I also tend to lose motivation during the pandemic also. Its hard staying motivated and focused at home, but some of the things that has helped me is exercising more, eating healthier, and limiting my phone screen time by about half.
ReplyDeleteI also find myself lacking motivation quite a lot. I think the pandemic has a huge impact on that. Ive been slowly finding ways to keep myself motivated and on track and ive found that having a good support system or just one person to make sure Im doing what I need to be doing has helped a lot.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand where you're coming from. At the beginning of the pandemic I had no motivation, especially since it was almost summer. This year I've been looking forward to the future a lot in order to get myself to be productive, but doing that has made me realize that I should be living more for today than tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree that I find motivation hard to find at times. Especially with this pandemic coming around. It can be so hard to want to get up and get going when it feels like every day is the same!
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