Work apathy....
Discussion
Ok, suffering some serious work apathy at the moment.
I cannot simply be bothered. What the hell is wrong with me and how do you lot keep motivated?
I can find 1001 different things to do other than work. I just cant seem to get into it and am utterly apathetic about the whole thing....
Arrgghhh.... how can I stop this?
I cannot simply be bothered. What the hell is wrong with me and how do you lot keep motivated?
I can find 1001 different things to do other than work. I just cant seem to get into it and am utterly apathetic about the whole thing....
Arrgghhh.... how can I stop this?
It's just the time of year, probably.
I have had a day off today for sickness reasons, and yet I have done more work today at home, and been more productive than I would have been in the office.
I guess it's something to do with not wanting to be there. I'm not 'there', so therefore I am less resentful about working in the first place.
I have had a day off today for sickness reasons, and yet I have done more work today at home, and been more productive than I would have been in the office.
I guess it's something to do with not wanting to be there. I'm not 'there', so therefore I am less resentful about working in the first place.
Yep. Can't do anything either.
The effort required to lift a finger at the moment has
become just too much.
I divide the day up with, getting a nice cup of tea. Checking email, going to chat with someone, checking the weather, doing my tax return (a day late), phoning someone about a bill, then getting the next cup of tea.
Haven't really experienced this sort of malaise before.
titiany said:
It's just the time of year, probably.
I certainly hope that's the cause of my apathy (see here: www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=141&h=&t=151944)
Had my first day sat in front of a light box today, so we'll have to see how it goes.
I'm a bit cheesed at the size cheque I've just written to the Inland Revenue - but that comes out more as anger than depression.
What motivates me every day is:
1) My wife and four kids.
2) Making money in deals. It's not the amount of money it's the "buzz" you get when a deal's been reached.
3) Being with friends.
4) Planning holidays and travelling generally.
Life's cool, I think!
What motivates me every day is:
1) My wife and four kids.
2) Making money in deals. It's not the amount of money it's the "buzz" you get when a deal's been reached.
3) Being with friends.
4) Planning holidays and travelling generally.
Life's cool, I think!
Force yourself to ban PH visits at work, or limit it to a quick 15 minutes after lucnhtime. I managed to ween myself off it at the end of last year, but am again wallowing with apathy this year. This can't go on arghhh!!!! I've spent January share-dealing and looking at PH, with the paperwork piling up and dealines approaching.
In general it's a side effect of not being turned on by the job in the first place - doesn't matter how good the money is! It's also a vicious circle, because if you do eff all all day at work, you go home feeling bloody useless, thereby coming back to work even less motivated...
In general it's a side effect of not being turned on by the job in the first place - doesn't matter how good the money is! It's also a vicious circle, because if you do eff all all day at work, you go home feeling bloody useless, thereby coming back to work even less motivated...
I think there is something going on myself.
I have a feeling most people have just had enough.
I think it's going to be grim for a bit (don't know quite how long) and then it's gonna be like a breath of fresh air.
I've been feeling pretty shite since 9/11, but there has been a recent and significant magnification. It could well be that I decide a different path than that I had been planning for my life.
I have a last ditch plan, and I think there are many others that do too. If 10% of those last ditch plans work out, that's our future.
I have a feeling most people have just had enough.
I think it's going to be grim for a bit (don't know quite how long) and then it's gonna be like a breath of fresh air.
I've been feeling pretty shite since 9/11, but there has been a recent and significant magnification. It could well be that I decide a different path than that I had been planning for my life.
I have a last ditch plan, and I think there are many others that do too. If 10% of those last ditch plans work out, that's our future.
Join the club... work is seriously down the list the last few days. The things that must be done, get done, but all the little crap just slides. I hate doing it, but I just can't get motivated to do anything about it right now.
I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to ban myself from PH before long... I can spend way too long surfing around on here.
But, I'm working on the car again, now that it's not -50, and we've got a few ice races lined up, so I think I'll pull out of this before long. Keeping busy is the key for me.
Gary
I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to ban myself from PH before long... I can spend way too long surfing around on here.
But, I'm working on the car again, now that it's not -50, and we've got a few ice races lined up, so I think I'll pull out of this before long. Keeping busy is the key for me.
Gary
puggit said:Yep.
We're discussing our options and working for other people isn't one of them...
I've just started my fifth year of self-employment.
Every time I get fed up, I think about what it used to be like lining someone else's pockets and mopping up shit for other people.
Being your own boss can be bloody awful, but I'd never go back.
Do it.
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