How To Be More Focused When You Aren’t Motivated

Thomas Davis
3 min readSep 27, 2022
Photo by Paul Skorupskas on Unsplash

Every day we sit down with the goal of knocking out a task or two. But most days we aren’t feeling it and struggle to complete the task.

We hem and haw and look for anything to distract us from what we need to do.

Right now, I am struggling not to pick up my phone and check email.

I know the emails will be there later but the need to check them right this moment is irresistible.

Feels like scratching an itch that never goes away.

But I must press on and not give into seduction.

So how do we resist our urges and focus on what needs to get done?

Most people would give into the impulses and get lost in a world of distractions.

But you’re not most people, are you?

You may struggle and fight these temptations and it will be hard.

But I am here to help you make those days a little easier.

Consider a Few Other Ways to Complete a Task

Like the old saying goes, ‘There’s more than one way to skin a cat.’ Maybe one of the reasons you feel unmotivated is you’ve hit a brick wall, or you may just be looking at the task in a more complex way.

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Thomas Davis

Writer, motivational blogger, self-development,deep thinker, storyteller