[ordinaryalice]

It could be ADHD, or just your regular brain on years of "cheap dopamine" (or vitamin deficiency, or under-stimulating goals, or a dozen other things).

Exercise and periods of extreme boredom followed by some mellow stimulation (a good book, a conversation with an interesting person) never fail me.

I start with "extreme silence mode" - no music in the car, no podcasts, no checking social media. Just silently moving about my day. Tackling tasks if I can and giving myself silent rest in between.

From there, small achievements stack up and start an upwards spiral.

[swah]

HealthyGamerGG has a similar recommendation when it comes to studying. If you're not feeling it, you've got two options: go to sleep (rest) or embrace the boredom and sit still. Before you know it, studying will become way more interesting...