And know that there is always someone to talk to, and there is always someone to understand and support you! Usually when we are unmotivated because we're being lazy, that's all we feel is unmotivated I experience severe loneliness even though I don't want to go out. To me, that is my depression because otherwise my loneliness would motivate me.
It's hard because we're often told we're being lazy when really we are experiencing a depression that causes sadness, fatigue, and something called anhedonia which is the inability to find pleasure in things once found pleasurable. If you're experiencing depression symptoms, maybe it is better to try to be easy on yourself. Depression is like a big bag of symptoms, of those symptoms are fatigue, loss of interest and feelings of loss of motivation.
I don't think there's anything called a lazy person, just a person who hasnt found the right motivation yet. I think an extremely lazy person will still enjoy certain things. However a depressed person wouldn't be able to find happiness and contentment in anything.
Even the activities he or she used to enjoy seem pointless now. But i guess the best way to know for sure is seeing a professional. Has there been anything on your mind or happening in life that you think may be making you unmotivated? I think the surest way to tell is to ask yourself whether you are enjoying a feeling of leisure while you are not doing whatever it is you are not motivated to do, or whether not doing it makes you feel anxious, guilty, nervous If you are calling yourself lazy in a judgmental way, berating yourself over feeling unmotivated I'd even suggest that anyone asking such a question in the first place is pretty unlikely to be unmotivated out of simple sloth!
Well, depression has some common signs, like; Continuous sadness, Anxiety, Lack of motivation, Feeling tearful and guilt ridden, feeling hopeless and helpless, having trouble with family and social life, just to name a few. Depression usually will affect the whole life aspects, not only one. So if you think you are only extremely unmotivated in studying, but not in working, relationship, life in general, it just means you are lazy.
Do you experience any of the other criteria? As I am not a counselor or therapist of any kind, I cannot give you a full on answer. However, something I learned is that being unmotivated can be a sign of depression, laziness too.
I suggest going to a counselor and getting checked out even a possible psych evaluation if you want to to see if you have depression or just need motivation. Anonymous June 24th, pm. If you have this question that clearly means you feel bad about being unmotivated and these are not the signs of a lazy person because you want to do something about the situation. Try to heal self, try to find reasons to do things. Anonymous May 14th, pm.
The difference between lazy and depression Depression pretty much sucks the life out of you and trying to get out of bed seems pointless and useless Which makes it extremely hard to get out of bed. However when your lazy, It's a simple "I don't feel like it. Anonymous June 30th, pm. Consider speaking with your doctor about this matter. If you've been diagnosed with depression, it's probably safe to assume the former.
Perhaps you simply lack a spark of passion in your life; all it takes is a spark to set a person ablaze with ambition and dreams! Find yours. When you're just lazy, you don't wanna do something because you just don't feel like it. When you're depressed, lack of motivation is more because you don't see the point in doing it. Why bother ever leaving the comfort of your bed? I wrote out how long I thought each item on my to-do list would take and then I timed myself!
I was shocked shocked! It was incredibly motivating to see how quickly I was able to work. This simple activity helped me prioritize my days ever since. Fear of how long it will take? Too much pride about not being able to deliver something spectacular enough? The answer might reveal a whole lot! Want to get shit done? Make it 20 seconds easier to do. The more we can lower or even eliminate the activation energy for our desired actions, the more we enhance our ability to jump-start positive change.
Try laying out your workout gear the night before. Are you enjoying this post? I created a free checklist to help you put these ideas into practice! Click the button below to get it instantly. I want the FREE checklist. If given the choice between work and text from dog , one will always choose text from dog. Make it easier on yourself and tune out of social media. Turn off notifications on your phone or go into Airplane mode.
I am pretty useless in the late afternoon. In fact, when Harvard professor Teresa Amabile studied the diaries of hundreds of knowledge workers, she found that :. She calls this The Progress Principle. Simply put, small wins build motivation, inspiration, and innovation. Instead, The Progress Principle only kicks in when you do work on meaningful tasks.
RescueTime is one of the best tools for building better habits, tracking your daily progress and staying motivated. Find out more and try it for free today! If you want to take advantage of The Progress Principle you need to just start working. However, there are a few simple exercises you can try to give you the jumpstart of motivation you need. Often we get hung up on the day-to-day of our tasks and ignore the larger picture.
In fact, few jobs will make such a massive change in the world. Personal connections are one of the most motivating factors we have.
Each day, take a short timeout to write down three ways your work has helped your coworkers think of this as a personal lessons learned document.
In an article in the MIT Sloan Management Review , researchers described a series of experiments where they asked people struggling with motivation and self-control to advise others on the exact problems they were facing.
As the authors write :. By explaining to others what to do, we build our own confidence and motivation. Most of us already do this although maybe subconsciously. You clear out your inbox. Work through a test plan for a new project. Or dive into some other Deep Work. On a smaller scale, you can also use the wave to set yourself up for success each day.
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