I have had and sometimes still struggle with similar problems, but there is something that sometimes has helped me:
If there’s something you need to do, try to do something with it, however little, as soon after you get up as possible. The example I’m going to use is studying, but you can generalize from it.
Pretty much soon as you get up, BEFORE checking email or anything like that, study (or whatever it is you need to do) a bit. And keep doing until you feel your mental energy “running out”.. but then, any time later in the day that you feel a smigen of motivation, don’t let go of it: run immediately to continue doing.
But starting the day with doing some, however little, seemed to help. I think with me the psychology was sort of “this is the sort of day when I’m working on this”, so once I start on it, it’s as if I’m “allowed” to periodically keep doing stuff with it during the day.
Anyways, as I said, this has sometimes helped me, so...
I have had and sometimes still struggle with similar problems, but there is something that sometimes has helped me:
If there’s something you need to do, try to do something with it, however little, as soon after you get up as possible. The example I’m going to use is studying, but you can generalize from it.
Pretty much soon as you get up, BEFORE checking email or anything like that, study (or whatever it is you need to do) a bit. And keep doing until you feel your mental energy “running out”.. but then, any time later in the day that you feel a smigen of motivation, don’t let go of it: run immediately to continue doing.
But starting the day with doing some, however little, seemed to help. I think with me the psychology was sort of “this is the sort of day when I’m working on this”, so once I start on it, it’s as if I’m “allowed” to periodically keep doing stuff with it during the day.
Anyways, as I said, this has sometimes helped me, so...
Hmm, this may be why there’s such a gap between good and bad days.
It only applies to things you can do little by little and whenever you want, which is pretty limited but still useful. Thanks.