idk if the title makes sense but i am procrastinating doing actual work rn so like does anyone know how to get back into hobbies that you have semi-abandoned? i really wanna get myself to practice guitar or draw more but my motivation has been sorely lacking recently ngl,, any suggestions?
I'd suggest deciding to block out a time where you promise to yourself to sit down and JUST do the hobby you're trying to pick up. I'm very motivation-based when it comes to working on anything, and sadly motivation does not come consistently. So instead I've been trying to develop my will-power and resolve and to be able to do things without inspiration or motivation. It's really difficult, so don't expect much of yourself, just start with something like "for five minutes every day at 6pm I'm just gonna mess around on the guitar" or "on Saturday I'm not allowed to do anything from 1pm-1:30pm except the guitar" or whatever it is. If you find success with that, you can start to expect more and more of yourself until you've learned how to create your own motivation instead of just waiting for it to arrive.
From a fellow procrastinator, to sum up, the key is to not be hard on yourself by expecting a lot. I always feel like to make up for my laziness I have to do something big, but that only makes me want to push off the work even more. I've found much more success by telling myself I'll do smaller things. Obviously some things are time-sensitive and you just have to do them all in one go, but we procrastinators usually find the motivation for that when the deadline is looming haha.
omg thanks!! that’s rly clever :00
You're welcome! Now to just keep on taking my own advice myself XD
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