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by neltnerb 3997 days ago
I wholeheartedly agree with this. Sometimes you feel lethargic, sometimes you feel inspired. The best thing to do is enjoy the heck out of the lethargic times and avoid judging yourself too harshly -- you're only human.

Over time you can try to identify things that lengthen lethargic periods, and things that inspire you, and try to build those. However, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being demotivated from time to time. I just see it as a natural recharge time between inspired times.

Some things that I find bring on inspired times:

- Sit around and disconnect from the internet. Boredom is fantastic as a motivational tool.

- Exercise.

- Do nice things for your friends and family. Invite people over for dinner, play board games, mow your grandmothers' lawn. Or just write them a letter.