I was betting coffee first! But cold and hunger certainly can push one to do what one must do!!
Motivation - where do you find it?
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Experience depression? Unfortunately, yes.
Seasonal Affected Depression (SAD). Used to come on every start to winter. As soon as the days got shorter and sunlight grew more scarce. I got desperate enough to go to the doctor. They prescribed Pharma. This was before I learned what to expect? I refused.
Tried buying "full spectrum" lights. Signed up for a spin class. Took up cross country skiing. Or rather tried to? Even tried the tanning beds. Nothing really gave lasting relief. The dark mental clouds were crushing me.
My wife talked to a local pharmacist. He handed her a simple bottle of vitamin d3. It didn't work immediately. But after the second or third day, started feeling uplifted. That was almost twenty years ago. I continued the supplement to this day. And changing to the low carb, high fat diet has been another level up! I've recently decreased my d3 daily dosage.
I found out that vitamin d3 deficiency is very common in the northern hemisphere. Especially amongst dark complexes folks? Anybody who works indoors a lot? Or the unfortunate many that try to follow a low fat diet?
Seasonal Affected Depression (SAD). Used to come on every start to winter. As soon as the days got shorter and sunlight grew more scarce. I got desperate enough to go to the doctor. They prescribed Pharma. This was before I learned what to expect? I refused.
Tried buying "full spectrum" lights. Signed up for a spin class. Took up cross country skiing. Or rather tried to? Even tried the tanning beds. Nothing really gave lasting relief. The dark mental clouds were crushing me.
My wife talked to a local pharmacist. He handed her a simple bottle of vitamin d3. It didn't work immediately. But after the second or third day, started feeling uplifted. That was almost twenty years ago. I continued the supplement to this day. And changing to the low carb, high fat diet has been another level up! I've recently decreased my d3 daily dosage.
I found out that vitamin d3 deficiency is very common in the northern hemisphere. Especially amongst dark complexes folks? Anybody who works indoors a lot? Or the unfortunate many that try to follow a low fat diet?
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
I have heard of studies done in the state of Washington. Dreary rainy weather for weeks on end and high rates of suicide and divorces
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I remembered this thread today as I tried something new......a reverse list! What's that? Well, I had the whole day to myself and I didn't need a list to tell me what to do. All I had to do was look around. There were also some things knockin' around in my noggin that I knew I needed to stop procrasting and just get done. So, instead of making a list of things to-do, I made a list of things to-done.......er, I mean done.
I started making a list of things that I completed and then moved right along to the next one. Sometimes I was working on a few things at a time and then would write them down when they were completed, like laundry. It was a decent motivator b/c I was moving all day long and didn't actually finally call it a day until 8:30. I usually quit doing stuff after dinner is put away and the kitchen is cleaned, so the reverse list motivated me to keep on movin' much later than I normally do. I got 12 things done (without listing daily chores). One of them was a biggie b/c it took 2.5 hours to thoroughly clean the camper for the season. I put that off wayyyy too long. I also made some calls and did some paperwork that I didn't want to do. It was a productive day. I think I might have to try this again!
I started making a list of things that I completed and then moved right along to the next one. Sometimes I was working on a few things at a time and then would write them down when they were completed, like laundry. It was a decent motivator b/c I was moving all day long and didn't actually finally call it a day until 8:30. I usually quit doing stuff after dinner is put away and the kitchen is cleaned, so the reverse list motivated me to keep on movin' much later than I normally do. I got 12 things done (without listing daily chores). One of them was a biggie b/c it took 2.5 hours to thoroughly clean the camper for the season. I put that off wayyyy too long. I also made some calls and did some paperwork that I didn't want to do. It was a productive day. I think I might have to try this again!
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I had no motivation yesterday, it was cold and raining and I really seemed to need a break , so I sat there and watched youtube and netflix LOL
I almost never do that ( did do the necessary things, take care of animals and cook and did bake some bread because we were out)
I noticed doing nothing makes me tired. I went to sleep earlier than I usually do. But that makes sense, when I was younger I always got more energy from exercising a lot. It sounds backwards but it works for me
I almost never do that ( did do the necessary things, take care of animals and cook and did bake some bread because we were out)
I noticed doing nothing makes me tired. I went to sleep earlier than I usually do. But that makes sense, when I was younger I always got more energy from exercising a lot. It sounds backwards but it works for me
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You are so right!! I think that's how lazy people get lazier!!
Oddly I don't look for motivation. It's almost the opposite. Many days I'll plan to not do anything & I'll just set around for a while & relax. Then something kicks in & I get up & do something minor. That kick starts me & before I know it I'm doing something else & then another & another. Yesterday I planned to do nothing because I felt bad (allergies) & my back was so sore from putting those planters that I bought together. Then I felt a little better & wandered out to the back yard to just look at how I'm going to place them. I had one more to put together & the next thing I know I was "just putting the side pieces together". Two hours later I had it put together (with my wife's help) & a major back spasm. And I still haven't figure out where I'm going to put them.
Today I'm going to raise a shelf in one of our display cabinets & set up a display of jewelry. Understand we collect the crystal pieces, not the jewelry. But I'll buy most any piece of Swarovski that is cheap & over the years we have amassed a heck of a lot of necklaces, earrings & whatever. It's time for it to be "displayed" rather than just thrown on a shelf. Where I'm going to put it is a bottom shelf so later today I'll once again be having back spasms so I'll relax, drink some beer & try to do nothing for the rest of the day.
Today I'm going to raise a shelf in one of our display cabinets & set up a display of jewelry. Understand we collect the crystal pieces, not the jewelry. But I'll buy most any piece of Swarovski that is cheap & over the years we have amassed a heck of a lot of necklaces, earrings & whatever. It's time for it to be "displayed" rather than just thrown on a shelf. Where I'm going to put it is a bottom shelf so later today I'll once again be having back spasms so I'll relax, drink some beer & try to do nothing for the rest of the day.
