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lost all motivation at a level:/

literally at a loss for what to do. never felt so unmotivated before, i'm miserable and tired everyday. i have so much to do and so much revision and coursework to do that it seems to pointless to even try and i can't gather the courage to start. sure, i had bouts of unmotivation before at gcse but nothing like this. going to bed at 2am every night cos doing work, but not in a productive way. procrastinate doing it so much that i don't start till late and takes me ages to do work cos i can't focus. i literally don't care about anything.
my predicted grades are super high and i've applied to top unis but tbf i don't think i'll make any offers at this rate. everyone expects so much of me and i'm not even doing the bare minimum.
any one got any advice on how to get myself motivated again? honestly think if i were motivated how much work i had to do wouldn't be so much of an issue, i just need to care (even tho i already care so much like how does that work??) and want to work, but right now i can barely get out of bed.

tl;dr how do i get my motivation back? think i used it all up in yr 11 lmao
Reply 1
i dont knwo how to help but this is me exactly right now
Ahh this happened to me too. You have to absolutely force yourself to do it. Set an alarm, get straight out of bed, then go downstairs without your phone, do the work and don't come back until its done. I know its so hard :frown: good luck x
Original post by hollyoliviaxx
Ahh this happened to me too. You have to absolutely force yourself to do it. Set an alarm, get straight out of bed, then go downstairs without your phone, do the work and don't come back until its done. I know its so hard :frown: good luck x

thank you, yeah maybe i'm not being hard enough on myself or pushing myself hard enough:redface: no matter how many times i look at my exam countdown or think about uni i just feel nothing:frown:x
Original post by jkfdnas
i dont knwo how to help but this is me exactly right now

hoping as exams ger closer it kicks us into gear??:s-smilie:
Reply 4
This is me rn, no friends at my current college and it sucks. Life sucks.
Original post by Kaiix
This is me rn, no friends at my current college and it sucks. Life sucks

less than nine months left man, we can do this x
I feel similar and have done a lot in the past - sometimes just getting started helps (if so, listen to music, grab a glass of water and a snack and begin with easy tasks) and sometimes you sit and stare at the work and want to cry. For the latter you are probs burnt out - take time off where you can, exercise, and see a GP if necessary. If you literally just need to motivate yourself I suggest getting a cute study timer or something on your phone (e.g. Study Bunny or Forest) and trying to find things that interest you in your work - why did you choose your a levels? What are you passionate about?

Honestly if you have the motivation to read half of this then props to you because I'd just see words and skip it!

You got this, go smash it! (And be kind to yourself :smile:)

P.s. I don't do half the stuff I just advised because it's bloody difficult. My bed is my friend and my enemy oops
Original post by cardinalwings
literally at a loss for what to do. never felt so unmotivated before, i'm miserable and tired everyday. i have so much to do and so much revision and coursework to do that it seems to pointless to even try and i can't gather the courage to start. sure, i had bouts of unmotivation before at gcse but nothing like this. going to bed at 2am every night cos doing work, but not in a productive way. procrastinate doing it so much that i don't start till late and takes me ages to do work cos i can't focus. i literally don't care about anything.
my predicted grades are super high and i've applied to top unis but tbf i don't think i'll make any offers at this rate. everyone expects so much of me and i'm not even doing the bare minimum.
any one got any advice on how to get myself motivated again? honestly think if i were motivated how much work i had to do wouldn't be so much of an issue, i just need to care (even tho i already care so much like how does that work??) and want to work, but right now i can barely get out of bed.

tl;dr how do i get my motivation back? think i used it all up in yr 11 lmao


We have all been there! I'm in year 13 also, and my motivation levels began to fluctuate at the end of year 12, and just diminished completely right at the end, I would just look at the clock and try not to keep lookin at it until the lesson was over. Things are a lot more different now in y13, I think it was my timetable, I just needed some change. Perhaps you just feel too much pressure from people to do well, or you are athe antithesis of me and just can't adjust to your new timetable and new year. I think it might be a good idea to give yourself something to look forward to at the end of the week, and each time you feel low just remind yourself of it. Sometimes my group have drink ups, which are always litt so I know during the week while i'm at sixth form that I can just chill and forget my woes for a few hours on Saturday. There is a positive relationship between studying and grades/Uni, so if you wanna go to a top uni you need to study. I could be completely wrong here, but perhaps yoy just picked the wrong subjects at the beginning of A levels. I juggle Practically a full timetable, private study, gym, driving lessons, part time job and socialising and the pressure isn't too immense at the moment, Just find what is best for you and roll with it.
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Original post by RavenclawOwl
I feel similar and have done a lot in the past - sometimes just getting started helps (if so, listen to music, grab a glass of water and a snack and begin with easy tasks) and sometimes you sit and stare at the work and want to cry. For the latter you are probs burnt out - take time off where you can, exercise, and see a GP if necessary. If you literally just need to motivate yourself I suggest getting a cute study timer or something on your phone (e.g. Study Bunny or Forest) and trying to find things that interest you in your work - why did you choose your a levels? What are you passionate about?

Honestly if you have the motivation to read half of this then props to you because I'd just see words and skip it!

You got this, go smash it! (And be kind to yourself :smile:)

P.s. I don't do half the stuff I just advised because it's bloody difficult. My bed is my friend and my enemy oops

yea deffo true, starting is always the hardest part!!
think i've been burnt out since the end of year 12 mocks tbf aha i guess i started yr 13 on the wrong footing by going to open days every weekend in september, so i'm still really catching up from all the extra work i couldn't do cos i was away, and the only solution is just literally to do it:redface:
yes omg!! literally planning on going to paperchase asap to buy a cute to-do list pad hoping that splashing out seven quid on some paper might motivate me to use it!!
i honestly loved my a-levels when i chose them, but now there's just no passion there anymore: one of them gets me down because it doesn't come very naturally to me (still a hard pill to swallow for an a* gcse student:redface: ), one of them i got a bad new teacher in last christmas, and my fav subject i'm applying to uni for, and the arduous personal statement, bland wider reading, the pressure of an admissions test etc etc have completely drained the fun out of them tbh
thank you!!:smile:

Original post by Jords2011
We have all been there! I'm in year 13 also, and my motivation levels began to fluctuate at the end of year 12, and just diminished completely right at the end, I would just look at the clock and try not to keep lookin at it until the lesson was over. Things are a lot more different now in y13, I think it was my timetable, I just needed some change. Perhaps you just feel too much pressure from people to do well, or you are athe antithesis of me and just can't adjust to your new timetable and new year. I think it might be a good idea to give yourself something to look forward to at the end of the week, and each time you feel low just remind yourself of it. Sometimes my group have drink ups, which are always litt so I know during the week while i'm at sixth form that I can just chill and forget my woes for a few hours on Saturday. There is a positive relationship between studying and grades/Uni, so if you wanna go to a top uni you need to study. I could be completely wrong here, but perhaps yoy just picked the wrong subjects at the beginning of A levels. I juggle Practically a full timetable, private study, gym, driving lessons, part time job and socialising and the pressure isn't too immense at the moment, Just find what is best for you and roll with it.

yeah deffo agree there tbh after mocks i was just dead:redface:
that's such a good idea!! will give both me and my mates something to look forward to every friday which is ideal for us all
yeah i do know that i have to study if i want to get into uni, which is the worst part i guess because I KNOW i have to do work but i'm apathetic towards it and lack the urgency to do it, and then feel sometimes guilty afterwards but tbf it's worse when i don't cos it shows i've just lost all my drive. has been said on here but i guess i've jsut got to grit my teeth and get through the next few months and it'll all be over
yeah i do an epq and have two jobs and am learning to drive and see my friends and all that jazz; i think something just needs to either go or i should put less time into it and more into studying to get more of a balance
thank you for your advice!:smile:
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Original post by cardinalwings
yeah deffo agree there tbh after mocks i was just dead:redface:
that's such a good idea!! will give both me and my mates something to look forward to every friday which is ideal for us all
yeah i do know that i have to study if i want to get into uni, which is the worst part i guess because I KNOW i have to do work but i'm apathetic towards it and lack the urgency to do it, and then feel sometimes guilty afterwards but tbf it's worse when i don't cos it shows i've just lost all my drive
yeah i do an epq and have two jobs and am learning to drive and see my friends and all that jazz; i think something just needs to either go or i should put less time into it and more into studying to get more of a balance
thank you for your advice!:smile:

You sound like a genuine person, who isn't just 'lazy' but just needed or needs a break, I deffo think that two jobs is a bit too much, perhaps cut the hours down a bit. Good luck with the drink up, trust me it helps:smile:
Aw I feel for you, I'm also in year 13 and I sometimes feel like this too! When I get demotivated I watch studytubers on youtube. It sounds boring but when you see other people being really productive and revising/ getting their work done, it really motivates you to do well. It also helps to study in different locations as doing work in the same place all the time can get boring and repetitive.
Good luck! :smile:

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