How to Keep Yourself Motivated During a Boring Task
Some tasks are extremely boring.
However much you want to achieve and to complete them there may be part of the task which you find very monotonous and it becomes quite difficult to keep going with what you have to do.
Here are some ways you can keep yourself motivated during a boring task:
However much you want to achieve and to complete them there may be part of the task which you find very monotonous and it becomes quite difficult to keep going with what you have to do.
Here are some ways you can keep yourself motivated during a boring task:
- Play some lively music.
If your task involves a physical activity than playing some dance music with a good beat could help you keep going and complete the part of the task that is so boring. - Put the radio on.
If the boring task involves a monotonous procedure and you don't really have too concentrate too much on what you're doing then listening to a good play on the radio or a comedy programme can take your mind off how boring your task is while you are completing it. - Have some refreshments.
If you're feeling bored by your task than having a short break to have a drink of tea or coffee and a snack to meet can give you renewed energy to continue with the task even if it is rather boring.
That - Take a break and go for a walk.
Get outside, breathe some fresh air, and walk or run briskly for up to half an hour and then return refreshed and the task won't seem quite so boring. - Find someone else to do the task with you.
People are bored by different things and if you can find a friend or colleague to work with you for a while, he or she might experience your boring task as something quite interesting. - Put motivating messages on post-it notes and stick these all over the place where you can see them as you continue with your task.
If your boring task involves numbers of things you have to do then you could cross off these as you do complete them. - Remind yourself why you are doing these tasks and keep picturing what it will be like when you achieve what you are aiming for.
- Make sure that you remind yourself how the end justifies what you are doing which seems so boring.
- Change your mindset and find reasons why what you're doing is not at all boring.
- Tell yourself how interesting the task is and how will much you will benefit when you've completed it.
- Find out how other people have managed to complete similar tasks and if they can suggest something which will make it much less boring for you.