You’re stuck in a rut, and all you want to do is sit on the couch or take a nap.
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We’ve all been there, and we’ve all had those days when you’re just not in the mood to do anything.
Not wanting to check off the items on your to-do list can seriously affect your productivity, though.
Whenever I feel like I can’t bring myself to do anything, I use these three strategies:
- Put your smartphone in another room to stop distractions from texts, calls, and social media.
- Start with the easiest task on your to-go list.
- Plan an incentive for when you finish your work (i.e. once I finish this task, I’ll watch one hour of TV).
Before you test out those strategies, read these fabulous quotes that I’ve found to motivate you on your least productive days.
15 Motivational Quotes For When You Just Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything
#1
“You can’t get much done in life if you only work on days when you feel good.”
― Jerry West
#2
“If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you’ll never get it done.”
― Bruce Lee
#3
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
– Francis Of Assisi
#4
“Getting an idea should be like sitting on a pin; it should make you jump up and do something.”
– E. L. Simpson
#5
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.”
– Karen Lamb
#6
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
– Anne Frank
#7
“A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, roused me into productivity and creativity.”
– Mary Garden
#8
“The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.”
– Alexandre Graham Bell
#9
“Go for it now. The future is promised to no one.”
– Wayne Dyer
#10
“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.”
– William Butler Yeats
#11
“Always do your best. What you plant now you will harvest later.”
– Og Mandino
#12
“Your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”
– Abraham Lincoln
#13
“What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.”
– Ralph Marston
#14
“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.”
– Chris Grosser
#15
“Either you run the day or the day runs you.”
– Jim Rohn
That quote from Jim Rohn says it all – it’s you who has to take control of your day and your life.
You don’t want opportunities to just pass you by. So, the next time you just don’t feel like doing anything, stir up some motivation and get to work.
Trust me, you’ll thank yourself later.
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