How do I inspire myself to do things?

[GratsTheat783]

I know I should probably read more, but I don't want to. Sometimes I'll have a spark of interest in things, but once the spark's gone I have trouble forcing myself to do it. I should do a lot more for my language learning, but as soon as I start having to use a dictionary to find out what the text is saying, I quickly lose interest. How do I get over this?

 

[Gooncave Smeagol]

Do smaller, easier versions of the things you want to do. Like if you want to paint, start by painting small, simple things. If you want to clean your house, start by wiping off your desk. Etc., rinse and repeat.

 

[Fat Gollum]

Just start gooning until you feel like doing something.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Remove your alternatives. For example, if you want to eat healthier then don't have anything around except healthy food. If you want to read more, remove all other entertainment options.

You can obviously circumvent this stuff with effort but then you're going out of your way to sabotage yourself and you have time to rethink it while digging your Nintendo back out of storage.

 

[Sparkletor 2.0]

Ask the doctor to test you for autism.