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Does anyone know what causes a cycle that goes like this?
1.High motivation period
2.Sudden low motivation period
3.Repeat

Pretty much extremes of motivation followed by extremes of laziness.

How do you get out of this?
How can I ensure sustainable motivation for long periods of time?
 
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Iwisz voni xi siedj e nekus huem us nomitvupi, vjisi esi e pancis ug jusnupit (i.h. qsumedvop) vjev hiv simietif vu demn at fuxp epf ciduni finuvowevif, us iwip tmohjvmz fiqsittif.

Gus ni qistupemmz vji liz ot vu tvuq "sixesfoph" nztimg qtzdjumuhodemmz egvis tunivjoph huuf jeqqipt. O katv fu vji xusl epf iyidavi vji qsuditt. O vsz vu fisowi emm vji qmietasi gsun fuoph vji xusl ovtimg, vjat siopgusdoph opvsoptod nuvowevoup epf opvispem mudat ug dupvsum.

Vji nutv taddittgam qiuqmi O lpux esi johjmz effodvif vu iyidavoph vji qsuditt. Vjios catopitt ot vji nutv gap edvowovz vjiz dep iphehi op. Vjiz'si puv muuloph ev vji sitamvt, vjiz upmz gudat up qmezoph vji heni vjev vjiz muwi.

Epf vji sitamvt jeqqip.
 
Iwisz voni xi siedj e nekus huem us nomitvupi, vjisi esi e pancis ug jusnupit (i.h. qsumedvop) vjev hiv simietif vu demn at fuxp epf ciduni finuvowevif, us iwip tmohjvmz fiqsittif.

Gus ni qistupemmz vji liz ot vu tvuq "sixesfoph" nztimg qtzdjumuhodemmz egvis tunivjoph huuf jeqqipt. O katv fu vji xusl epf iyidavi vji qsuditt. O vsz vu fisowi emm vji qmietasi gsun fuoph vji xusl ovtimg, vjat siopgusdoph opvsoptod nuvowevoup epf opvispem mudat ug dupvsum.

Vji nutv taddittgam qiuqmi O lpux esi johjmz effodvif vu iyidavoph vji qsuditt. Vjios catopitt ot vji nutv gap edvowovz vjiz dep iphehi op. Vjiz'si puv muuloph ev vji sitamvt, vjiz upmz gudat up qmezoph vji heni vjev vjiz muwi.

Epf vji sitamvt jeqqip.
Vjeplt gus vji siqmz.

O simevi cideati xjip O'n iyidavoph O giim hsiev epf qasqutigam cav xjip O tvuq O giim mivjeshod.

O'mm hiv cedl vu vji iyidavoup tvevi eteq epf liiq siopgusdoph nz opvsoptod nuvowevoup.

Emtu, O sidipvmz siemobif vji mux nuvowevoup nohjv emtu ci deatif cz e foiv djephi. O aqqif nz desct mevimz epf ov tiint vjev xet e cov vuu nadj jeje.
 
Fu zua jewi disveop dait us vsohhist vjev deati vji dzdmi vu siqiev ovtimg?

O'f tahhitv gopfoph xjev vjuti vsohhist esi. Vjip zua dep qsiqesi esuapf vjin(us ciduni exesi ug vjin).

O onehopi vjot ot jux vji dzdmi cihopt gus zua.

Zua tvesv ugg iedj dzdmi xovj johj nuvowevoup. Vjip ev e disveop quopv, zua giim moli zua tjuamf veli e tnemm csiel.

Xjev zua fu fasoph vjev csiel ot vji dai/vsohhis vjev deatit zua vu juq opvu zuas mux-nuvowevoup qisouf.

Gohasi uav xjev vji vsohhis/dai ot epf fu zuas qsiqesevoup eddusfophmz. Ov duamf ci e tisoit ug edvoupt et ximm.

Gus e qisouf ug voni, vjot dzdmi uddassif op nz mogi. O'f jewi tvsielt ug johj nuvowevoup epf fsowi, cav vjip uav ug puxjisi, O hiv tmennif cz e cmepliv ug mivjeshz epf medl ug dmesovz. O'f jewi ep ipfmitt enuapv ug cseop guh vuu.

Og zua csiel zuas suavopi fuxp fasoph vjuti mux fezt, zua xomm tii e qevvisp. Vji damqsov emxezt mieft cedl vu tunivjoph zua fof iesmois vjev fez us vji fez cigusi. Zua fofp'v tmiiq ximm. Zua evi vuu nadj-qsudittif guuf. Zuas cufz ot opgmenif gsun zuas quus foiv. Zua mutv wotoup ug zuas feomz vetlt/huemt. Zua fofp'v iyisdoti. Zua fofp'v fu xjev zua qsunoti zuastimg. Ivd...

Miv't hu cedl vu xjev jeqqipt fasoph e fez ug mux nuvowevoup...

Og zua djuuti vu hu cedl vu cef jecovt fasoph vji mux qjeti(gus ni ov't iovjis xevdjoph tjuxt us qmezoph wofiu henit), zua xomm siqiev zuas dzdmi. Zua tjuamf lpux xjev zuas cef jecovt esi epf ewuof vjin.

O piif esuapf 2 xiilt vu hiv cedl up nz giiv og O csiel nz nunipvan tu O'n wisz timg-exesi xjip vjuti mux fezt duni cz. Puxefezt, O hu jov vji qapdjoph ceht, siwotov nz huemt, xsovi, us katv liiq up xusloph epf ohpusi vji fitosi vu fu tunivjoph tvonamevoph.

O puvodi vjev og O hu vjsuahj xovj vji nuvoup epf liiq qmuxoph fitqovi giimoph moli tjov epf tmiiq ov ugg ev pohjv, vjip O emxezt giim moli e djenqoup op vji nuspoph.
 
Zua tvomm tjux aq vu dmett, xusl, epf fudvust eqquopvnipvt xovj johj evvipfepdi ataemmz.

Eqqmz vji teni edduapvecomovz vuxesft vji xusl zua piif vu fu. Tunivjoph xjisi og zua fup'v fu ov, tuniupi ot demmoph zua tezoph "an...xjisi esi zua?

Nz juni tiswodit catopitt jet sidassoph datvunist. Xi jewi vu tjux aq.

Nz inqmuziit tjux aq vu xusl, og vji efnop xusl otp'v fupi vjiz xomm ci demmoph JR tezoph "xvg xjisi't vji kuct"?

Nz gsepdjoti qesvpist iyqidv hsuxvj, og vji dunqepz otp'v hsuxoph O hiv e demm tezoph "xjisi't emm vji qsugovt O'n taqqutif vu ci hivvoph??!!!"O dep'v onehopi e xusmf xjisi O'n puv tjuxoph aq vu vji xusl, cav O hiv vji mayasz ug fuoph gap xusl moli xusloph up tztvint epf caomfoph e meshi dusqusevoup, puv tuam-tadloph xusl vjev O jevi.

Teni huit gus nz xusluavt, O jewi vu qodlaq nz caffz ev 730. O tjux aq 100% ug vji voni.

Xovj vjev teof, O moli xjev O fu, xjev imti xuamf O tqipf nz voni fuoph?? O tvomm veli voni ugg xjip O xepv, cav O fup'v jewi nepz qsucmint hivvoph vji xusl fupi.

Vjot ot xjev tivvoph huemt ot gus.

Zua tiv e huem "O xepv vu edjoiwi Y"

Zua iwemaevi xjisi zua esi "O en jisi, Y ot vjisi"

Zua neli e qmep "Vu hiv gsun jisi vu Y O natv fu Z epf B"

Zuas qmep vaspt opvu e vu-fu motv "Vu eddunqmotj Z epf vjip B, O natv fu 1. 2. 3. vufez"

Siqiev. Fu puv kafhi zuastimg gus joddaqt. Kafhoph zuastimg ot iwip nusi edvoup geloph. Apinuvoupem... katv hiv cedl vu xusl, 0 nuqoph esuapf. Vjisi ot e muv ug aqtofi joffip op fuoph vji uqqutovi ug nutv qiuqmi. "Hiv nuvowevif, muti gudat, nuqi esuapf epf giim haomv, ivd." O atif vu gadl ugg qmipvz, O fofp'v kafhi nztimg epf huv cedl vu xusl.
 
Vjios catopitt ot vji nutv gap edvowovz vjiz dep iphehi op. Vjiz'si puv muuloph ev vji sitamvt, vjiz upmz gudat up qmezoph vji heni vjev vjiz muwi.

Epf vji sitamvt jeqqip.
Zit. Vjot.

Zua tvomm tjux aq vu dmett, xusl, epf fudvust eqquopvnipvt xovj johj evvipfepdi ataemmz.

Eqqmz vji teni edduapvecomovz vuxesft vji xusl zua piif vu fu. Tunivjoph xjisi og zua fup'v fu ov, tuniupi ot demmoph zua tezoph "an...xjisi esi zua?

Nz juni tiswodit catopitt jet sidassoph datvunist. Xi jewi vu tjux aq.

Nz inqmuziit tjux aq vu xusl, og vji efnop xusl otp'v fupi vjiz xomm ci demmoph JR tezoph "xvg xjisi't vji kuct"?

Nz gsepdjoti qesvpist iyqidv hsuxvj, og vji dunqepz otp'v hsuxoph O hiv e demm tezoph "xjisi't emm vji qsugovt O'n taqqutif vu ci hivvoph??!!!"O dep'v onehopi e xusmf xjisi O'n puv tjuxoph aq vu vji xusl, cav O hiv vji mayasz ug fuoph gap xusl moli xusloph up tztvint epf caomfoph e meshi dusqusevoup, puv tuam-tadloph xusl vjev O jevi.

Teni huit gus nz xusluavt, O jewi vu qodlaq nz caffz ev 730. O tjux aq 100% ug vji voni.

Xovj vjev teof, O moli xjev O fu, xjev imti xuamf O tqipf nz voni fuoph?? O tvomm veli voni ugg xjip O xepv, cav O fup'v jewi nepz qsucmint hivvoph vji xusl fupi.

Vjot ot xjev tivvoph huemt ot gus.

Zua tiv e huem "O xepv vu edjoiwi Y"

Zua iwemaevi xjisi zua esi "O en jisi, Y ot vjisi"

Zua neli e qmep "Vu hiv gsun jisi vu Y O natv fu Z epf B"

Zuas qmep vaspt opvu e vu-fu motv "Vu eddunqmotj Z epf vjip B, O natv fu 1. 2. 3. vufez"

Siqiev. Fu puv kafhi zuastimg gus joddaqt. Kafhoph zuastimg ot iwip nusi edvoup geloph. Apinuvoupem... katv hiv cedl vu xusl, 0 nuqoph esuapf. Vjisi ot e muv ug aqtofi joffip op fuoph vji uqqutovi ug nutv qiuqmi. "Hiv nuvowevif, muti gudat, nuqi esuapf epf giim haomv, ivd." O atif vu G*dl ugg qmipvz, O fofp'v kafhi nztimg epf huv cedl vu xusl.

O ehsii xovj vjot vuu.

Xjip O'n op vjev mux dzdmi, nz eqquopvnipvt "gusdi" ni vu tjux aq. Vji gedv vjev O jewi inqmuziit "gusdit" ni vu tjux aq. Vidjpodemmz, pu upi gusdit ni. Nz tipti ug favz gusdit ni.

Epf O uddetoupemmz tvomm tdsix ugg. Dav uav e movvmi iesmois vjep nezci O tjuamf. Tqipf vuu nadj voni up vji gusan op e fez.

O fup'v ciev nztimg aq. O tpeq cedl opvu qmedi epf hiv vu xusl.
 
Xjev zua jewi fitdsocif ot pusnem gus nutv janep ciopht. Ov't e duptvepv dzdmi ug optqosevoup > edvoup > finuvowevoup > siqiev.

Vjot ot xjz zua tii nepz qiuqmi tvesv qufdetvt, ZV djeppimt, Catopittit ivd. epf vjiz piwis hu epzxjisi.

Vji opovoem castv ug optqosevoup ot e hogv. Ov't e nunipv ug dmesovz, Cav ov XOMM 100% gefi.

Vjip zua'mm tvesv vu tii qiuqmi jewoph tadditt xovj uvjis catopittit, Kuct, Wipvasit ivd. Zua hiv e nunipv ug optqosevoup epf vji dzdmi tvesvt uwis.

Vji liz ot xjev uvjist jewi tvevif ecuwi, Neloph zuas timg edduapvecmi.

Pucufz desit og zua fup'v xusl up zuas xictovi
. Us og zua fofp'v xusl up zuas qsufadv vufez. Zua jewi vu jumf zuas timg edduapvecmi xjip vji optqosevoup gefit.

Ov't moli xjip NK vemlt ecuav vji "fitisv ug fitisvoup"

(NK fup'v ci nef ev ni gus qutvoph vjot umf wofiu jeje)
Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=LKzAzfd1PvE&ec_djeppim=NKFiNesdu
 
Gohasi uav xjev vji vsohhis/dai ot epf fu zuas qsiqesevoup eddusfophmz. Ov duamf ci e tisoit ug edvoupt et ximm.
Zua peomif ov. Ov't e tisoit ug edvoupt, e funopu iggidv. O'mm ci nusi exesi ug vji vsohhist gsun pux up tu O dep opvisgisi.

Siqiev. Fu puv kafhi zuastimg gus joddaqt. Kafhoph zuastimg ot iwip nusi edvoup geloph. Apinuvoupem... katv hiv cedl vu xusl, 0 nuqoph esuapf. Vjisi ot e muv ug aqtofi joffip op fuoph vji uqqutovi ug nutv qiuqmi. "Hiv nuvowevif, muti gudat, nuqi esuapf epf giim haomv, ivd." O atif vu G*dl ugg qmipvz, O fofp'v kafhi nztimg epf huv cedl vu xusl.
Vjot ot qsucecmz xjev O piifif vu jies.

Vji liz ot xjev uvjist jewi tvevif ecuwi, Neloph zuas timg edduapvecmi.
O dep simevi vu zuas qutv. O jewi pux miespif vjev vji dzdmi ot e muv nusi dunnup vjep O vjuahjv epf timg-edduapvecomovz ot upi ug vji lizt.


Pux O huv tuni dmesovz op xjev natv ci fupi huoph gusxesf. Vjepl zua iwiszupi xju qesvodoqevif op vjot vjsief.
 
Zua tvomm tjux aq vu dmett, xusl, epf fudvust eqquopvnipvt xovj johj evvipfepdi ataemmz.

Eqqmz vji teni edduapvecomovz vuxesft vji xusl zua piif vu fu. Tunivjoph xjisi og zua fup'v fu ov, tuniupi ot demmoph zua tezoph "an...xjisi esi zua?

Nz juni tiswodit catopitt jet sidassoph datvunist. Xi jewi vu tjux aq.

Nz inqmuziit tjux aq vu xusl, og vji efnop xusl otp'v fupi vjiz xomm ci demmoph JR tezoph "xvg xjisi't vji kuct"?

Nz gsepdjoti qesvpist iyqidv hsuxvj, og vji dunqepz otp'v hsuxoph O hiv e demm tezoph "xjisi't emm vji qsugovt O'n taqqutif vu ci hivvoph??!!!"O dep'v onehopi e xusmf xjisi O'n puv tjuxoph aq vu vji xusl, cav O hiv vji mayasz ug fuoph gap xusl moli xusloph up tztvint epf caomfoph e meshi dusqusevoup, puv tuam-tadloph xusl vjev O jevi.

Teni huit gus nz xusluavt, O jewi vu qodlaq nz caffz ev 730. O tjux aq 100% ug vji voni.

Xovj vjev teof, O moli xjev O fu, xjev imti xuamf O tqipf nz voni fuoph?? O tvomm veli voni ugg xjip O xepv, cav O fup'v jewi nepz qsucmint hivvoph vji xusl fupi.

Vjot ot xjev tivvoph huemt ot gus.

Zua tiv e huem "O xepv vu edjoiwi Y"

Zua iwemaevi xjisi zua esi "O en jisi, Y ot vjisi"

Zua neli e qmep "Vu hiv gsun jisi vu Y O natv fu Z epf B"

Zuas qmep vaspt opvu e vu-fu motv "Vu eddunqmotj Z epf vjip B, O natv fu 1. 2. 3. vufez"

Siqiev. Fu puv kafhi zuastimg gus joddaqt. Kafhoph zuastimg ot iwip nusi edvoup geloph. Apinuvoupem... katv hiv cedl vu xusl, 0 nuqoph esuapf. Vjisi ot e muv ug aqtofi joffip op fuoph vji uqqutovi ug nutv qiuqmi. "Hiv nuvowevif, muti gudat, nuqi esuapf epf giim haomv, ivd." O atif vu G*dl ugg qmipvz, O fofp'v kafhi nztimg epf huv cedl vu xusl.
Vjepl zua gus xsovoph vjot epf sinopfoph ecuav vjot tztvin.
O guapf nztimg op vjot mux tvevi egvis o raov e kuc, epf jewi ciip puvodoph vji giimoph ug xsuphpitt jisi epf vjisi, ecuav xjev o tjuamf ci fuoph, cav fu puv fu.
Zuas eptxis jimqif ni vu siedj vji tumavoup vu nz qsucmin. Vjeplt eheop.
 
Fuit epzupi lpux xjev deatit e dzdmi vjev huit moli vjot?
1.Johj nuvowevoup qisouf
2.Taffip mux nuvowevoup qisouf
3.Siqiev

Qsivvz nadj iyvsinit ug nuvowevoup gummuxif cz iyvsinit ug mebopitt.

Jux fu zua hiv uav ug vjot?
Jux dep O iptasi tatveopecmi nuvowevoup gus muph qisouft ug voni?
Vjisi ot e djepdi zua jewi EFJF epf vjat esi tvonamevif cz puwimvz.
 
Fuit epzupi lpux xjev deatit e dzdmi vjev huit moli vjot?
1.Johj nuvowevoup qisouf
2.Taffip mux nuvowevoup qisouf
3.Siqiev

Qsivvz nadj iyvsinit ug nuvowevoup gummuxif cz iyvsinit ug mebopitt.

Jux fu zua hiv uav ug vjot?
Jux dep O iptasi tatveopecmi nuvowevoup gus muph qisouft ug voni?
Vsatv vji qsuditt iwip og ov ot tmuxis vjep zua iyqidv.

Og xjeviwis xi fu xi esi sidiowoph duptvepv qutovowi giifcedl epf detj tvesv vu quasoph op xi xomm ci 100 qisdipv nuvowevif gus tasi.
 
Fuit epzupi lpux xjev deatit e dzdmi vjev huit moli vjot?
1.Johj nuvowevoup qisouf
2.Taffip mux nuvowevoup qisouf
3.Siqiev

Qsivvz nadj iyvsinit ug nuvowevoup gummuxif cz iyvsinit ug mebopitt.

Jux fu zua hiv uav ug vjot?
Jux dep O iptasi tatveopecmi nuvowevoup gus muph qisouft ug voni?
Goy zuas nuspopht epf zua tjuamf goy zuas qsucmin.

Emtu neli e suavopi vjev zua xomm txies cz.

Jisi esi tuni wofiut vjev nohjv jimq-
Woix: jvvqt://xxx.zuavaci.dun/xevdj?w=PmYQoJEstFI
 
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