Staying Motivated

These last few weeks I have been going through a bit of a lull.  My project hasn’t come to a standstill (and for that I am extremely greatful) but I haven’t been doing anything new or exciting. I have just been backing up what I have already. Repetition, after repetition, after repetition.  Important and necessary work, but I find it incredibly tedious!! With no one on my back, I only have myself to answer to and it is extremely difficult to stay focused and motivated. I could quite easily sneak off to make a snowman in the snow…

So, I have been developing a few tricks to make myself work. I have set little daily and weekly goals for myself, so I know what I need to do and by when.  A big motivational trick is arranging a meeting with someone for a subject I need to discuss with them. Having a meeting in the diary forces me to prepare for it by that set time point, rather than just letting the work drag or never get done!  I know that until I complete the work I have at the moment, I will never be able to move onto the more exciting experiments I have planned for the future.

Just one word of advice, make any daily/weekly goals you set are achievable and realistic, setting yourself impossible tasks will just make you feel less motivated than you did before!