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When do you feel most energetic?...Do you take ages to get going?...Can you stay up all night with no ill effect?...For me, I feel best in the morning, lethargy sets in around 1pm. Also, what strategies do you have to keep yourself going and to motivate yourself?

So, basically how do you motivate yourself?

― jel, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In the morning I jump out of bed. Put on a Death Metal record. Bash my head against the wall. Then I growl "WORLD I AM READY FOR YOU!". It whispers back: "Go back to bed, freak."

― nathalie, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

In bed: do not wish to leave it in morning. Therefore, it's just a matter of getting out and standing up. After that everything takes care of itself.

― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Jump out of bed as soon as you hear the alarm clock!! You may also find it useful spending five minutes each morning saying to yourself: "Every day in every way I am getting better and better" Perhaps it is a good idea to start a new day with the right frame of mind.

I only feel motivated just after I have a really good idea/thought, and only then for about half an hour when I realise it was rubbish and/or completely forget what it was. On a daily basis, usually around midnight I think of loads of things I want to do/records I have to listen to, more often than not when I have to get up early the next day.

― Graham, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Go here or the other place: look for which threads Dave Q has started, brace myself and go.

― Robin Carmody, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

i don't.

― Geoff, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Don't I wish I knew.

― Josh, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I can't force myself to 'get going', sometimes I just feel like doing LOADS OF STUFF, and it seems to be pretty random too.

― DG, Saturday, 18 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I wonder if putting on a death metal record would help me get up.

― Lyra, Sunday, 19 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The thought of having porridge and coffee in the company of my best friends motivates me to get out of bed. I like to listen to The Cars in the morning. If, during the day, I get unmotivated and cross I run away and buy things and go to a blockbuster movie, or I just give myself a stern talking to. Also, the idea of "Revenge in the form of Extreme Success" can motivate me.

― rainy, Sunday, 19 August 2001 00:00 (twenty-four years ago)

three years pass...

Okay, how do I motivate myself to write a dissertation over the summer when:

a) The subject is a complete bore and you can barely write an essay anymore
b) There are so many better things to do
c) You have to pay to do the dissertation

but

d) It will mean being qualified, and maybe a more interesting job at the end of it
e) The feeling of guilt that you're letting people down

A, B and C have way more power over me at present. Damn it.

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:43 (twenty years ago)

Basically, what I need you to say is:

"Ah, don't worry Jel, just put off the dissertation for now, a post-grad diploma will do, you've already got an MA right, who needs another one? Just take it easy, I mean how will you fit in seeing Sin City 5 times if you're always studying?"

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

I've tried playing my "I've got 120 post-grad credits, does that get me out of writing a dissertation?" card already. What are post-grad credits anyhow?

― jel -- (jel), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 16:51 (twenty years ago)

In the morning I jump out of bed. Put on a Death Metal record. Bash my head against the wall. Then I growl "WORLD I AM READY FOR YOU!". It whispers back: "Go back to bed, freak."

-- nathalie (metalmuza...), August 18th, 2001.

Can I just take that back? Thank you. I'm lazy. I'm at my most energetic when I'm dreaming.

― nathalie's baby (stevie nixed), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 17:01 (twenty years ago)

If the subject is a complete bore then you're toast. Can't be done. Is it possible to write your dissertation on Sin City?

― TOMBOT, Tuesday, 24 May 2005 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Write your thesis on the growing trend of "graphic novels" in libraries and do surveys on readership. Accomplish this by polling all the people at Sin City.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Tuesday, 24 May 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

I think I am toast. I'm going to see if I give it in January, I reckon I'll be able to steel myself with a six month time frame, I need time to be lazy after all, I don't work under-pressure very well.

Graphic novels in libraries would be a good idea. Or an analysis of attitudes towards libraries in popular culture (ie the hush hush cliche librarian in Star Wars episode one), or in kids TV shows. I can do content analysis then.

There is a little too much outside interference, wanting me to make it work related/useful.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 16:16 (twenty years ago)

cocaine's a helluva drug

― The Sensational Sulk (sexyDancer), Wednesday, 25 May 2005 16:24 (twenty years ago)

Anger gets me going. If I've had an argument I get ripped into dishes, scrub the bath etc.

I like afternoon telly for hoovering - it's good to see that fucking crazy frog mouthing away soundlessly while I drown him out with vigorous hoovering. Mwah ha ha...

― Rumpie, Wednesday, 25 May 2005 16:29 (twenty years ago)

eight months pass...

Bump...what tactics do you use to keep yourself going during the work day after the post-lunch slump?

Also, what strategies do you have to keep yourself going and to motivate yourself?

Does anyone operate a personal system of rewards and punishment? Do they work?

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:12 (twenty years ago)

Bump...what tactics do you use to keep yourself going during the work day after the post-lunch slump?

ask me when i'm not on ilx.

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:18 (twenty years ago)

Cocaine

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:29 (twenty years ago)

Bump...what tactics do you use to keep yourself going during the work day after the post-lunch slump?

Uh... nothing? These days I'm sleepdeprived so I'm happy if I don't drool on my keyboard.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:36 (twenty years ago)

I can't handle sleep-deprivation any more. I used to get by on 6 or even 5 hours a night for years. Suddenly, if I do that now, by the afternoon I feel on the verge of hysterical rage if something difficult comes up that I have to deal with.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:43 (twenty years ago)

i am most productive between 2am-5am, it seems

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:44 (twenty years ago)

also most reproductive, probably

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:45 (twenty years ago)

I can sort of deal with sleep deprivation... until four/five PM, then I get really snappy and tired. Then when it's twelve in the night I get a jolt of energy again. I also have to admit I'm crankier than I like to believe. :-(

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:45 (twenty years ago)

I don't really sleep anymore, but strangely I've become used to it and can function quite normally on minimal sleep. Once the incredible sickness passes when I first wake up, anyway.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 14:47 (twenty years ago)

i got great motivation lately, i think it's having that realisation of not being ill, after a month of horrible cold and flu left me a shivering bed ridden wreck.

― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:05 (twenty years ago)

I really wish I could get motivated. I’m unhappy with my life at the moment but I’m also too unmotivated to do anything about it.

I need a kick up the arse!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:12 (twenty years ago)

oh, i'm sorry to hear that. can i give you a cyber-kick up the arse then? :-)

xxpost how much (or rather, how little) sleep do you get?

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:19 (twenty years ago)

About two or three hours on average.

― tissp! (the impossible shortest specia), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:20 (twenty years ago)

There is a bean out of Arabia, called KAFFE...

― The Late Fear And The Potato Fear (kate), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:22 (twenty years ago)

my rear is ready.

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:24 (twenty years ago)

Come on Godwin, sort yourself out. I see a healthy future for you as a confidence trickster in Londontown. At least you're managing to get out of doing ANY work at all in your job, and for that I salute you.

PS. Why not add some gems to the call centre thread?

― Affectian (Affectian), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:26 (twenty years ago)

TWO OR THREE HOURS? GOOD LORD! Hey, you don't by any chance wanna be my doula or whatever it's called? I could use a breastfeeding babysitter. ;-)

Goodwin, *PAH* there! Hope it helped. :-)

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:28 (twenty years ago)

Nathalie, ouch! i think that may have hepled.

Affectian, aren't you supposed to be learning something?

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:34 (twenty years ago)

Godwin, I'm knee-deep in Quark and writing out DAMNED LIES about Buddhists and Kate Moss. As of Monday, I'll be back claiming good old JSA (for around a month until that job starts up). Oh the ignominy...

Oh yeah, we had a bunch of complaints about your behaviour on Friday... "Mister Dee Jay! The bad old man tried to show me how to play No Surprises on the bass and kept looking down my top! Please make him go away..."

― Affectian (Affectian), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 15:54 (twenty years ago)

i can imagine, kev came up and said "omg you were so drunk, do you know how old she was? she has just turned 20, she's my friends sister" oops!

can you get "i'm sorry, i was very drunk" cards from clintons?

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 16:07 (twenty years ago)

There's a team of people out on the streets of Manchester right now, sticking pictures of your face on trees with the heading THIS MONSTER ATTACKS KIDS. I'm heading the campaign to get you booted out, you rotter.

― Affectian (Affectian), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 16:26 (twenty years ago)

In May I was moaning about my dissertation, now I have almost finished it. I'm really quite enjoying writing it. I plan to give it in 2 weeks.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 17:00 (twenty years ago)

http://www.seanet.com/~rod/images/StuartSmalley.jpg

― AaronK (AaronK), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 17:24 (twenty years ago)

Hurrah jel. I have about 17 weeks left to devote to mine :(

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 17:49 (twenty years ago)

Share your dissertation with us...peer review will put it through its paces and sharpen it up nicely for you.

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 17:55 (twenty years ago)

Dude, it's not very exciting. It's about online healthcare databases, end-user behaviour, the hidden user and library stuff (actually this makes it sound 'quite' interesting)

Good luck Archel! I would recommend just getting it done as soon as pos.

― jel -- (jel), Wednesday, 1 February 2006 17:58 (twenty years ago)

Nice job Jel. What is 'the hidden user'?

― Mary (Mary), Thursday, 2 February 2006 00:22 (twenty years ago)

It's a person who uses library services but does so remotely (so mainly uses electronic stuff or sends the odd email/fax with requests), and never visits the library. There's only one major article about it that I can find, but I still think it's a useful concept. Looks good if you say "oh but we've got loads of hidden users, look at these stats!", but it's also quite hard to determine their information needs and if they are satisfied with the service. They are kinda like lurkers.

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 2 February 2006 18:19 (twenty years ago)

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