When it comes to getting things done, some people achieve that with ease. They see a task and get right to it. Others, like myself, sometimes need a little nudge. The desire and drive is there, but something is missing: motivation. So how does one get motivated? Here are a few things that help me:
- Listening to a playlist designed for a certain project: I have a few of these little modern mixtapes: one is a pop punk/rock/grunge mix for my NaNoWriMo 2014 project “Ghost”; another is shorter, all being songs in which Ryan Clark from Demon Hunter performs as a guest vocalist; a third is a playlist of amazing mashups
- Enjoying something that inspires me, like a certain show or movie: For instance, watching “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” gets me in the mood to work on one of my young adult projects.
- Talking to people who support you: I have found that a conversation with certain people will help get me in gear. To those people, thank you for always being there.
The enemy of motivation is procrastination. It creeps in, infects with its necrosis until it eats away the last of your muscle and bone. For the longest time, I let myself be a victim of the disease. This year, I plan on changing things. (More on this in a later post.) Here are some tips and tricks that have done wonders in keeping procrastination at bay:
- Set daily goals: Try to get something done every day. Be it taking out the trash, catching up on that show, or organizing your pantry, do at least one productive thing every day. It’s okay if you have a day or two where you miss something. We’re human, it happens. But getting at least one thing done gets at least that one thing off your to-do list.
- Put yourself on a schedule: This can tie in with your daily goals. Set aside some time to be productive.
- Human sacrifice: A personal favorite.
Hopefully some of this will help you with tasks or hobbies. Good luck!
Tyler Gohde 
When it comes to goals, remember to be S.M.A.R.T.: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-based.
Specific: “I want to eat more apples.” No, pick a number per time period.
Measurable: “I want to eat less calories.” Well do you even know where to find calorie information?
Attainable: “I want to win an olympic gold medal.” I mean you can, other people do it, but that’s not a good place to start.
Relevant: You write, so make writing goals. If you suddenly gain an interest in becoming a surgeon, it better be research for a story.
Time-based: “I’ll finish this book someday.” Maybe, but it would help to “fail” at some point, so you can change course and examine what can be done differently. Not failing isn’t necessarily succeeding.
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Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point. You definitely know what youre talking about, why waste your intelligence on just posting videos to your blog when you could be giving us something enlightening to read?
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What video?
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