Many people have been through similar periods and overcome them, so asking around will yield plenty of anecdotal advice. And I assume you’ve read the old /u/lukeprog piece How to Beat Procrastination.
For me, regular exercise has helped for general motivation, energy levels, willpower—the opposite of akrasia generally. (How to bootstrap the motivation to exercise? I made a promise to a friend and she agreed to hold me accountable to exercising. It was also easier because there was someone I wanted to impress.)
Good luck. When you’ve got a handle on it, do share what helped most/least.
Working out has been too troublesome for me, but I do like endorphin boosts. Who needs drugs when you can get your brain to drug you for you?
Anytime you’re feeling down, just do some kinda movement until your muscles burn a little then stop. It takes like 10 seconds of arm flapping or 3 crunches.
You can do it multiple times a day and keep a running tally to build up the initial affordance.
Good point. You don’t have to go to the gym. I used to do jumping jacks in sets of 100, several sets throughout the day. Gradually increase the number of daily sets.
Many people have been through similar periods and overcome them, so asking around will yield plenty of anecdotal advice. And I assume you’ve read the old /u/lukeprog piece How to Beat Procrastination.
For me, regular exercise has helped for general motivation, energy levels, willpower—the opposite of akrasia generally. (How to bootstrap the motivation to exercise? I made a promise to a friend and she agreed to hold me accountable to exercising. It was also easier because there was someone I wanted to impress.)
Good luck. When you’ve got a handle on it, do share what helped most/least.
Working out has been too troublesome for me, but I do like endorphin boosts. Who needs drugs when you can get your brain to drug you for you?
Anytime you’re feeling down, just do some kinda movement until your muscles burn a little then stop. It takes like 10 seconds of arm flapping or 3 crunches.
You can do it multiple times a day and keep a running tally to build up the initial affordance.
Good point. You don’t have to go to the gym. I used to do jumping jacks in sets of 100, several sets throughout the day. Gradually increase the number of daily sets.