Is it normal to be unmotivated and smart but healthy

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I don't try at all in school. My English teacher who has been teaching since the 60's and has won countless awards says that im brilliant but I've gotten by on my brilliance my whole life and I have to start trying now. I can't do my homework, its so hard for me to focus and get the job done. I never study for any tests, i rush anything i write, and I always leave assignments to the last minute. But the thin is Im living a healthy life. I eat right, sleep right, and I play sports. I might have depression I'm not sure, I never really feel happy with all the stress looming over my head. I just want to know why I'm so unmotivated, because I can't control it.

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  • lbj
    13 years ago

    I hate to say it, but I've been around 40 years now in exactly the same boat. It doesn't pass. At least no way I've found. Lots of exercise is probably the closest I've come to overcoming my complete lack of motivation but I eventually lost the motivation to do that. I suspect you're a victim of the notion "minimum effort, maximum gains". It is unfortunate but being intelligent poses it's own risks. If you are smart enough to get by in school without much effort the challenges become minimal and the effort required to overcome them is minimal so you become conditioned to put in minimal effort. My best suggestion is look for things that truly challenge you. For me I like math, soduku, and puzzles in general, that's probably why I became a computer programmer. Always something new needed and new puzzles everyday to suck me into my work.

    Well best of luck, I hope you are young enough to not be completly set in your ways :)

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  • Squeakers
    8 years ago

    i don't know that you are unmotivated, maybe unfocused is a better description. maybe find a way to get into courses that challenge you or find a better way to accomplish time management. work on little bits of assignments for a specified time, daily, over the entire period they are assigned. this will help to prevent last minute products and keep an assignment from seeming so arduous and daunting. good luck.

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  • king_of_cons
    12 years ago

    On

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  • rawr123451
    13 years ago

    Lmao I'm the same way, and it's gunna bite us both in the ass sooner or later.

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  • SpoiltCandy
    13 years ago

    it's exactly the same for me. You have a potential, but you need a motivation to work, something more, something you haven't find yet. You need to do it because you'll regret it after.

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