What do you do when you find yourself in mental mud and can't muster some motivation?

We talkin like a brief dip over the course of a day or like a longer malaise?

Sexual transmutation.

I don't :(

Either one, preferably over longer periods of time.

Psychedelics.

I'm gonna get my brains fried in this mental space

caffeine + drive for self-improvement + flex = motivation?

This is the anthem on acid.

@pepsi f***in RT me

Then that's exactly what you need

Not an immediate solution to lack of motivation but I like to build routines that I have to follow, meaning that I see certain actions as simply things I must do. For example, I’m just back from my run in the rain even though I was super tired because it’s part of my routine to run on a thursday.

I have no idea beyond that though lmao.

thats a good starting point though, routine building has a direct correlation with personal satisfaction bc you feel as though you're doing what you need to

To expand on this research has shown that people with perceived high levels of discipline are not actually any more disciplined than the average person they just don't put themselves in positions that require large amounts of discipline.

In other words they make positive habits easy and negative habits hard. It's also known as designing your environment. Or chaining habits so that positive ones flow into other positive ones.

How long does it take for you to build a routine that's to some degree second nature?

Covid messed with a lot of my routines but generally I’ll form a pretty solid routine after about four weeks. It helps if I use an app or something that records how I’m doing so that I have some accountability.

The time will pass regardless.

Lets say it takes 6 weeks and in 6 weeks you have a very well-oiled morning routine that makes you calm and at peace and ready to start every day. Or lets say you do nothing and in 6 weeks you're still wondering how long it might take.

The chance for progress, to keep or to lose, hang on the events of a single day.

tell em brodie

Discipline > Motivation

Motivation can give you a extra push or kick but first you gotta commit to something.

stab yourself with something really sharp that always gets me going

dopamine detox is the only answer .

stave your brain of all your distractions

until you reorient.