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AskSN: What do you do when you feel a bit low and unmotivated?

562 sats \ 18 comments \ @Taft 11 Oct AskSN

Step 1: step away from the laptop Step 2: Pretty much anything. See if you can get you face into the sun.

I turn on my smart tv(without thinking about its surveillance capabilities), crank up my sound bar, and watch videos of live music I love, which usually turns out to be early 70s Grateful Dead concerts.

241 sats \ 3 replies \ @mdominicorobin24 11 Oct

When I feel low or unmotivated, I solve Rubik’s Cube using different algorithms until I master the algorithms. I repeat it until I am satisfied with my speed of solving it. Very boring but somewhat very effective in my case.

24 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scroogey 11 Oct

Is there an algorithm that you can recommend for a beginner? Something that is easy to explain and remember, but doesn't have to be fast.

22 sats \ 0 replies \ @lrm_btc 12 Oct

Not OP, but this looks like the way I learned it.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft OP 11 Oct

Thanks for the advice but definitely that doesn’t work for me. 😞

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 11 Oct

Sometimes that's when I make myself do something I've been avoiding.

If you have an easy item on your to-do list that you've been putting off, knocking out a task can relieve some of that psychological pressure.

36 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft OP 11 Oct

I think that’s a good idea.

20 sats \ 0 replies \ @beorange 11 Oct

Many options:

Go for a run
Go to the gym
Go for a walk in the nature
Accomplish one really small task, then another, then another... let the momentum build

Soon you will feel better, sometimes you will feel like a locomotive... unstoppable

34 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 11 Oct

Go do something you love or listen to something inspiring

110 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 11 Oct

Find easier problems to solve to remind myself what victory feels like.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft OP 11 Oct

That’s one of the best advices I’ve ever heard. I’m going to try that.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 11 Oct

Get on the indoor bike and join a race or training session with Zwift. Clears my mind. Gets me back on track.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @yoshi 11 Oct

I go play 5-9 holes of golf.

Gets you outside and among nature, you walk 5-10km and sometimes after a hole, you feel you could still make the PGA tour 😆

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @sudocarlos 11 Oct

Take a break from whatever possible and refocus on the important things like family and health.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 11 Oct

Listen to music

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Natalia 11 Oct

take a break from the internet and go out / rest. 👀

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 11 Oct

Drink Coffee Listen to music Make a list of goals you want to accomplish Make a list of things holding you back.

Drink another Coffee Listen to more music Get to work