{"id":353740,"date":"2022-04-09T17:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/?p=353740"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T09:34:35","slug":"how-to-get-work-done-when-not-in-the-mood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/how-to-get-work-done-when-not-in-the-mood\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Work Done (Even When You&#8217;re Not in the Mood)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"353740\" class=\"elementor elementor-353740\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af0168 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2af0168\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6332349\" data-id=\"6332349\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a30ddc elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"3a30ddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__3a30ddc\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__3a30ddc\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__3a30ddc\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9582bef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9582bef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3995fc1\" data-id=\"3995fc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88d5393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88d5393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s easy to think of procrastination as something directly related to your IDENTITY especially when you are working on something and you are not in the mood to do it.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019m a procrastinator.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cI can\u2019t stick with a schedule.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s just who I am.\u201d<\/p><p>But procrastination is often more related to MOOD than personality. And if you struggle to stick to a schedule or find yourself losing the discipline to stick with a project before it\u2019s done\u2026<\/p><p>\u2026Or even get it started at all\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f389f94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f389f94\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a3a9171\" data-id=\"a3a9171\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5b3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d5b3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2026A Key Area To Look Is Your \u201cMood Management\u201d Skillset.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62dc81c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62dc81c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a07cb8\" data-id=\"3a07cb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b41213 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b41213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>We all have bad days.<\/strong><\/p><p>We all have times where we don\u2019t \u201cfeel like\u201d working.\u00a0<\/p><p>But the high achievers, the most productive folks among us, get things done day in and day out. Rain or shine. No matter what\u2019s going on in their lives or the greater world around them.<\/p><p><strong>Think of it this way.<\/strong><\/p><p>If your grandmother passed away this morning, how much work do you think you\u2019d get done? How difficult would it be to stick with your schedule if you found out you had a chronic illness (even if there were no physical effects yet)?<\/p><p>Do you see how staying on task has a lot to do with how you FEEL?<\/p><p>Given that life will always have its ups and downs and our moods will go up and down with it\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-46d5637 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"46d5637\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-569950e\" data-id=\"569950e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f276b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f276b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Here Are Some Tips Entrepreneurs And Online Workers Can Use To Stay On Track Even When They \u201cDon\u2019t Feel Like It\".<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3be5867 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3be5867\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b117c2f\" data-id=\"b117c2f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e6b8c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e6b8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #1: Master The Art Of State Change<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c560f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c560f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7b17b2\" data-id=\"e7b17b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f6d604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f6d604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Mastering your mind state is key to gaining more control over your mood swings, so bad days or bad moods don\u2019t throw you off.<\/p><p>We all work with our own unique emotional landscape; however, there are many predictable ways to put yourself in a better mood instantly that work for most people Even when you don\u2019t know what the source of your emotional sticking point is yet.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>For example:<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\">Listen to music that you love. You may want to keep a playlist on hand just for these moments.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Take a break. Sometimes if you&#8217;re not feeling the work, all you need is a little time away. Come back when you\u2019re \u201cfeeling it\u201d more.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Call a friend or accountability partner. Or call a client or colleague and talk about the project a bit.\u00a0<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Keep a file of motivational videos\/audios on hand.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Practice meditation, breathing exercises, or gratitude to get more control over your mind and emotions. You can then turn to these whenever you need to!<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Take a cold shower.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Jump up and down, shout, act crazy. Yes, I\u2019m serious.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/carminegallo\/2012\/02\/24\/how-tony-robbins-gets-in-peak-state-for-presentations\/?sh=307601526aa6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony Robbins emphasizes this type of state change<\/a>, especially at his wildly popular seminars, where he gets thousands of attendees to do this at once.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fac7b2\" data-id=\"9fac7b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9631f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9631f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"876\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/state-change-e1742548381626-935x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-353779\" alt=\"A person meditating while working to get things done even when he is not in the mood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/state-change-e1742548381626-935x1024.jpg 935w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/state-change-e1742548381626-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/state-change-e1742548381626-768x841.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/state-change-e1742548381626-1000x1095.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/state-change-e1742548381626.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e41528 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e41528\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ac52e\" data-id=\"26ac52e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15b5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e15b5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #2: Establish Work Patterns To Create Unstoppable Momentum<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f4c626 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f4c626\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afb54af\" data-id=\"afb54af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f60cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6f60cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Implementing work rituals that you go through every time you sit down to focus can help to create a mood-setting pattern that you can turn on even when you don\u2019t feel like doing anything.<\/p><p>By putting your &#8220;work brain&#8221; on autopilot as much as possible, it\u2019s easier to \u201ctune out\u201d of everyday noise and fire it up for action when enthusiasm for action is low.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/how-to-get-in-the-zone-every-time-you-sit-down-to-work-online\/\">There are a lot of tricks here<\/a>\u00a0to help you leverage rituals to \u201cjust get going.&#8221;<\/p><p>One little habit to kickstart momentum makes it easier to jump right into work (even when you don&#8217;t want to).<\/p><p>Sit down, open a file, set a clock for 5 minutes, and then just start&#8230; doing. Make it as mindless as possible. Again, the trick is to do it everyday so it becomes a ritual.<\/p><p>Once you do get going, you\u2019re thinking about the work more than your worries and you sort of lose yourself.<\/p><p>I know one guy who only holds himself to doing 2 hours of work every day. He doesn\u2019t even take one day off! 2 hours is a low enough bar that he can always motivate himself. And it establishes a momentum he never loses with a day off.<\/p><p>Some days\u00a0 he puts in twice that time, or takes off on a work marathon. But either way, he puts in his two hours, and his pattern is a procrastination killer that very rarely lets him down.<\/p><p><strong>Ritual in action!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e02155 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e02155\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40eeec3\" data-id=\"40eeec3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c49937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c49937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #3: Find Other Ways To Invigorate Yourself With Movement\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e96c54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e96c54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6027edf\" data-id=\"6027edf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b396f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8b396f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tony&#8217;s method is about EXTREME movements&#8230;<\/p><p>..But moving on a more basic level deserves special mention too because it\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/science-nature\/how-exercise-boosts-the-brain-and-improves-mental-health-180979511\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has such a powerful effect on your emotional landscape<\/a>. Yes, move, move, move, and move some more!<\/p><p>I highly recommend just taking a break when you\u2019re down sometimes and just doing something to get your blood pumping. Do some jumping jacks, a set of pushups, or put on your running shoes and go for a jog.<\/p><p>If your schedule is flexible, stop work and go to the gym. It can radically change your day!<\/p><p>And if physical exercise is a part of your daily routine, that will spill over into your daily mood as well.<\/p><p>Pick something simple and mindless and start there.<\/p><p>Simply sitting in front of a computer all day doesn&#8217;t exactly put you in peak state.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3bc81f9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3bc81f9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f17a5ac\" data-id=\"f17a5ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992e269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"992e269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #4: Delegate Tasks You Don't Enjoy\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b682d21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b682d21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f5fed9\" data-id=\"5f5fed9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf2940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1bf2940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/work-agreement.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-353777\" alt=\"work-agreement\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/work-agreement.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/work-agreement-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/work-agreement-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/work-agreement-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/work-agreement-1000x668.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e2febb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e2febb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d16de68\" data-id=\"d16de68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c91805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c91805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often \u201cnot being in the mood\u201d is just about boredom.<\/p><p>And a low level of enthusiasm for the work.<\/p><p>Even if that&#8217;s not the source of your low enthusiasm on this particular day, well, it&#8217;s still MUCH easier to \u201cbreak out of\u201d a bad mood if you can get motivated enough to sit down and get the ball rolling. And that will happen a lot easier when you actually LIKE the work.<\/p><p>On the other hand, it can be pretty hard to motivate yourself if your day is bogged down with trivial tasks you hate.<\/p><p>In &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002WE46UW\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Four-Hour Workweek<\/a>,&#8221; Tim Ferris popularized the idea of outsourcing lower level tasks online. Thanks to online technology, specialization, and geo-arbitrage it can be pretty cost-effective these days (even if you&#8217;re an employee yourself).<\/p><p>Check out platforms like Fiverr and Upwork to find quality help at an affordable rate.<\/p><p>Hand off your most uninspiring work. Focus only on what really invigorates and inspires you.<\/p><p>Setting yourself up for the most enjoyable work makes it easier to escape into a state of flow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eaf152c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eaf152c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d8ef52\" data-id=\"1d8ef52\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff3555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ff3555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #5: Or Just Change Your Environment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-878c9b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"878c9b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e23566\" data-id=\"6e23566\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3ec8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee3ec8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sometimes this can be as simple as packing up your bag and heading to another room, or a coffee shop down the road.<\/p><p>Just for the change of scenery.\u00a0<\/p><p>It might involve moving to a new house! Or hey, a new country!\u00a0<\/p><p>But you should also just control your current work environment as much as possible. Is anything in your environment creating emotional friction between you and your work? Is anything about your work environment irritating you?<\/p><p>People barging in? Put a lock on the door and set rules with family and friends about your work-time.<\/p><p>Traffic noises? Get some noise-canceling headphones.<\/p><p>Office feel stuffy? Open the windows, scatter plants across the room, and hang some beautiful pictures of scenes that inspire you.<\/p><p>Get a more comfortable office chair if that\u2019s what it takes. Your comfort and satisfaction while working is paramount!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37076ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37076ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-865c84b\" data-id=\"865c84b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c13d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c13d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #6: Eat Some Ice Cream. \u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-460daac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"460daac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ffa271\" data-id=\"5ffa271\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e2f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61e2f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ice-cream.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-353784\" alt=\"Eating Ice Cream when not in the mood\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ice-cream.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ice-cream-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ice-cream-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ice-cream-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ice-cream-1000x667.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0b7091 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0b7091\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a24b7b\" data-id=\"3a24b7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b34fe15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b34fe15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I mean, who can eat ice cream without ending up in a better mood, right? \ud83d\ude09\u00a0<\/p><p>I\u2019m half kidding here.\u00a0<\/p><p>And be careful\u2026 Because too much sugar can actually have a negative effect on mood and energy.\u00a0<\/p><p>But the point is sometimes a small treat is a great way to perk yourself up. You could even use it as a reward for finishing the first hour or two of work if you\u2019re really struggling to start.<\/p><p>For some people a \u201ctreat\u201d might be a massage. Or a spin down a country road in their car or motorcycle.\u00a0<\/p><p>You can even treat these mood-boosting \u201ctreats\u201d as rewards by making yourself accomplish a little bit of work first.<\/p><p>Have fun with it. Work doesn&#8217;t always have to be so serious!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-da06108 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"da06108\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9a575b\" data-id=\"f9a575b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb2987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb2987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #7: But... Control Your Vices Too<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aad10c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aad10c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa12d8f\" data-id=\"aa12d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588d3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"588d3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People who struggle with low energy, poor mood, and chronic procrastination are often caught in negative cycles that are affecting their mood (maybe more than they\u2019d care to acknowledge).\u00a0<\/p><p>For example, alcohol.<\/p><p>This one is really common because in our society we don\u2019t really think of it as a drug.<\/p><p>But it certainly is one\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.addictioncenter.com\/alcohol\/is-alcohol-a-depressant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and even known to be a depressant.<\/a>\u00a0So, if you binge drink a lot, it might help to pay attention to how it\u2019s affecting your mood\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.harvard.edu\/mind-and-mood\/alcohol-and-fatigue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and your energy levels<\/a>. You may very well notice a strong correlation between the weekend highs and a low that stretches from Sunday, perhaps all the way to Tuesday or Wednesday, with some early week procrastination problems.<\/p><p>This doesn\u2019t just apply to alcohol &#8212; it just makes a great example because it\u2019s a very common vice.<\/p><p>Excess caffeine, tobacco, or sugar intake can also make you irritable. Even food, especially carbs<a href=\"https:\/\/regeneratemedicalconcierge.com\/tired-after-eating-sugar-during-the-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0or sugar, consumed in excess may leave you sluggish and down<\/a>.<\/p><p>C&#8217;mon&#8230; We know this stuff ALREADY, right? I accept that.<\/p><p>However, if you&#8217;re finding yourself in lethargic, crabby moods, it might be time to ask yourself if you&#8217;ve been listening to the &#8220;things you know.&#8221;<\/p><p>Or just &#8220;knowing&#8221; them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86426a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86426a7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fab7173\" data-id=\"fab7173\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a417a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a417a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #8: Listen To What Your Body Tells You<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-137c1d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"137c1d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f31f60\" data-id=\"9f31f60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba394cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba394cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/listen-to-your-body.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-353785\" alt=\"listen-to-your-body\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/listen-to-your-body.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/listen-to-your-body-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/listen-to-your-body-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/listen-to-your-body-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/listen-to-your-body-1000x667.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4032e4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4032e4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9929223\" data-id=\"9929223\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3815184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3815184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the alcohol example might suggest, your moods are often closely tied to your physiology.<\/p><p>If you find yourself irritable, tired, or depressed\u2026 Maybe your body is telling you something. And maybe you should listen?<\/p><p>Sometimes it\u2019s not eating, for example.\u00a0<\/p><p>I\u2019m a big believer in the powerful effects of fasting. But you may find that eating your first meal too late in the day results in you starting to get moody around noon. In a situation like this, you might find a decent meal is all it takes to brighten the day again. If so, reconsider your fasting hours or the breadth of your eating window.<\/p><p>Lack of sleep is another common culprit, especially in our hustle culture. Take a nap! A quick 30 minutes may be all it takes to get you up and at em\u2019 again.<\/p><p>Monitor your sleep patterns over all. Modern society tells us that it\u2019s natural to wake up early to an alarm every single day. And staying up late into the night, our houses lit up with artificial light.<\/p><p>Hint\u2026 it\u2019s not!<\/p><p>If sleep seems to be a problem, try maintaining a more regular, earlier bedtime. If your schedule affords it, try doing away with the alarm completely and sleeping with your curtain open. Let the sun wake you instead of that blaring, unnatural alarm clock.\u00a0<\/p><p>I use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lumie.com\/collections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this sunrise alarm clock<\/a> to wake up naturally everyday by 6:15!<\/p><p>Exposing yourself to that natural sunlight during the day (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2020\/10\/201015003444.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and perhaps wearing blue-light blocking glasses at night<\/a>) is another great way to normalize your sleep patterns.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abb5e16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abb5e16\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58e5653\" data-id=\"58e5653\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae641e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ae641e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #9: Study Up On Stoic Philosophy\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d3441e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d3441e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b42de99\" data-id=\"b42de99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f98bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f98bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There\u2019s a lot we can learn from the Stoics, but one of the most powerful lessons when it comes to working through life\u2019s drearier moments is the acceptance that life doesn\u2019t always need to be perfect.<\/p><p>As much as we like to think of ourselves as unique and \u201cspecial,\u201d no human is deserving of a &#8220;perfect life&#8221; that is somehow always comfortable and fun.<\/p><p>And it\u2019s unreasonable to expect one.<\/p><p><strong>Marcus Aurelius said:<\/strong><\/p><blockquote><p><em>\u201cAt dawn, when you have trouble getting out of bed, tell yourself: \u2018I have to go to work \u2014 as a human being. What do I have to complain of, if I\u2019m going to do what I was born for \u2014 the things I was brought into the world to do? Or is this what I was created for? To huddle under the blankets and stay warm?\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Stoic philosophy teaches us that always expecting life to be amazing and thrilling is irrational and unrealistic. By accepting that sometimes things will be uncomfortable, and being willing to face that discomfort and work in spite of it, we build much healthier, more logical patterns of thought for work and life.\u00a0<\/p><p>Rational Emotive Therapy teaches very similar principles. <a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/discipline-vs-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here\u2019s an article we wrote about this idea here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f45f18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f45f18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ebd71e8\" data-id=\"ebd71e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941fcce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"941fcce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #10: Visualize Your Goals\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8fae72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8fae72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8722ff\" data-id=\"f8722ff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cde4ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cde4ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One powerful way to work in spite of a bad mood is to think of the bigger picture.<\/p><p>WHY are you working?<\/p><p>What are you working TOWARDS?\u00a0<\/p><p>Is it money? A better lifestyle? More freedom? A greater cause?<\/p><p>Sit back and check in with your bigger goals and you can often tap back into that motivation to power through your darker moments.<\/p><p>Whatever you think about vision boards and their ability to create reality, it\u2019s hard to deny they are a great mood lifter!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e930b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e930b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9c9c3e\" data-id=\"c9c9c3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f54445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f54445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #11: Think Of Yourself As A Craftsman<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17755c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17755c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c4bd3d\" data-id=\"8c4bd3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15128f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c15128f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/be-a-craftsman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-353786\" alt=\"be-a-craftsman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/be-a-craftsman.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/be-a-craftsman-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/be-a-craftsman-1024x701.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/be-a-craftsman-768x526.jpg 768w, https:\/\/focusme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/be-a-craftsman-1000x685.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42f6deb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42f6deb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c975266\" data-id=\"c975266\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e2a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e2a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019re always just working for the next payday and don\u2019t really CARE about what you\u2019re doing, it\u2019s much less fulfilling.\u00a0<\/p><p>But by thinking of yourself as a craftsman you can make the work itself become a reward.<\/p><p>This isn\u2019t about the end result of your goal. You may be a web designer, for example. But have you made it a mission to be THE BEST WEB DESIGNER POSSIBLE?<\/p><p><strong>Do you love the CRAFT of web design? And if not, can you learn to?<\/strong><\/p><p>If you constantly find yourself working for clients, you may find yourself uninspired by the work. But think of what THEY\u2019RE trying to accomplish with the website you create. How does it SERVE the world? If it really just doesn\u2019t, you might consider focusing on a different type of client\u2026<\/p><p>How can you constantly IMPROVE on what you do?<\/p><p>The deeper you dig into any topic or skill set on earth, the more fascinating it becomes. So I encourage you to dig as deep into your work as you can. The better you get at something, the more you learn about it, the more INTERESTING it becomes.<\/p><p>And you create that dynamic with your work where you can get LOST in it\u2026<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusme.com\/blog\/why-you-need-to-do-deep-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fall in love with &#8220;deep work.&#8221;<\/a><\/p><p>When you have that type of relationship with your craft, all it takes is sitting down and firing up your table saw, picking up your paintbrush, or in this scenario, opening up Photoshop\u2026<\/p><p>\u2026And the entire physical world (and all its concerns) fade away. You may have to face them again later, but your work can always be a place to disappear for a while.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f243a91 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f243a91\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-579434d\" data-id=\"579434d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-886289d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"886289d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #12: Don\u2019t Beat Up On Yourself!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd88c39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd88c39\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-245460c\" data-id=\"245460c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a45ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74a45ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, one of the most vicious traps with procrastination is our tendency to be hard on yourself when you procrastinate\u2026<\/p><p>\u2026Thus making it even HARDER to work. And creating a self-perpetuating cycle.<\/p><p><strong>Big trap!<\/strong><\/p><p>So learning to forgive yourself and accept your own flaws and mistakes (as cheesy as it might sound) really is a big part of keeping yourself in a healthy enough state to get things done too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe7855e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe7855e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed63d8d\" data-id=\"ed63d8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-836cfb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"836cfb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mood Cure #13: Make Sure To \"Celebrate Your Wins\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-684c6ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"684c6ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d47296\" data-id=\"6d47296\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83603aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83603aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the best things about learning to work when you\u2019re \u201cnot in the mood\u201d is this\u2026<\/p><p>\u2026Once you DO sit down and actually get something done, it\u2019s a great little reward to yourself. And as you defy your procrastination, defy your mood, and defy the notion that life always has to be \u201ccomfortable\u201d&#8230;<\/p><p>\u2026You get small little wins.<\/p><p>And these wins build positive emotions. That build on themselves to eliminate the power procrastination holds on your life and your psyche.<\/p><p>In fact, I take a few minutes at the end of each day to write down my &#8220;wins&#8221; for that day.<\/p><p>And it&#8217;s amazing how much momentum this builds over the course of the week.<\/p><p>Of course, if I wait until the end of the week (or Monday morning) to try to remember what I accomplished, I only come up with a few items. But when I make it a point to write them down every single day, I usually end up with over 20 big wins per week&#8230;<\/p><p>Which drives up my confidence and boosts my motivation by allowing to start my day just a little more charged up!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a9b781 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a9b781\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be2dd46\" data-id=\"be2dd46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dc0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56dc0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are You Ready To Work Your Way Into A Better Mood?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17e99c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17e99c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3741d5\" data-id=\"f3741d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ed32c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ed32c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"text-align: center;\">FocusMe is a great way to start building those small wins by creating \u201crules\u201d for the way you work online.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\">Learn more about how you can use it to defeat procrastination and online distraction today.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17e5faa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17e5faa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-020d574\" data-id=\"020d574\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc71ae elementor-align-center buttom_home button_margin-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-124151 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fc71ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/get-it-now\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET STARTED NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09fdaf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09fdaf7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc7f546\" data-id=\"cc7f546\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3010e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa3010e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d93f2f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d93f2f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-311473e\" data-id=\"311473e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0df3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"4f0df3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8281\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8281\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do I struggle to work when I\u2019m not in the mood?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8281\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8281\"><p>Lack of motivation can be caused by fatigue, distractions, stress, or simply not feeling inspired. Identifying the cause can help you overcome it.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8282\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8282\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are some quick ways to boost motivation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8282\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8282\"><p>Start with a small, easy task, set a timer for focused work, change your environment, or use a reward system to stay motivated.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8283\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8283\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I push myself to start working?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8283\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8283\"><p>Use the 5-minute rule\u2014commit to working on a task for just five minutes. Often, getting started is the hardest part, and momentum builds naturally.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8284\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8284\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does taking breaks help when I feel unmotivated?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8284\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8284\"><p>Yes! Short breaks can refresh your mind and help you regain focus. Try the Pomodoro Technique (25 minutes of work followed by a 5-minute break).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8285\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8285\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I eliminate distractions to improve focus?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8285\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8285\"><p>Use FocusMe or other distraction-blocking tools, put your phone on silent, and create a clutter-free workspace to stay on track.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8286\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8286\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Should I force myself to work even when I don\u2019t feel like it?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8286\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8286\"><p>Instead of forcing it, try adjusting your approach\u2014break tasks into smaller steps, switch locations, or work on something easier first.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8287\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8287\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How can I stay productive when feeling mentally drained?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8287\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8287\"><p>Prioritise essential tasks, take power naps, stay hydrated, and try light physical activity to re-energise yourself.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8288\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8288\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What role does mindset play in overcoming lack of motivation?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8288\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8288\"><p>A growth mindset helps you view challenges as opportunities. Remind yourself why your work matters and focus on long-term benefits.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8289\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8289\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can music or background noise help me get into the mood for work?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8289\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8289\"><p>Yes! Some people find instrumental music, white noise, or nature sounds helpful for creating a productive atmosphere.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-82810\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-82810\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What should I do if I still can\u2019t get motivated?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-82810\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"10\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-82810\"><p>If motivation is consistently low, evaluate your workload, set realistic goals, or take a longer break to reset. 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