I’ve not changed my schedule or workload and I used to be a person who could wake up at 4AM and hit the gym before work and repeat the next day. Now, I’m skipping gym and using my brain less yet still craving more sleep.

I sleep at 9/10PM and set the alarm to 5AM, then I always snooze it till 7AM which is a bit annoying I’m missing out on good morning hours. My friends are people who can live on 5 hours sleep, are able to skip sleep and go through a whole day. I legit don’t know if their brain works because for me I don’t think I’ve ever got less than 6 hours because I just function on that amount.

I’m always thinking 24/7 not overthinking (worrying) but findings patterns between different topics.

I hope I’m growing or something though, like hulk. I better come out of this like hulk. I want to know your guys’ sleep pattern and not some scientific study recommending exactly 8 hours. How many hours can you function on?

As an intern, I was given a small laptop for editing, which made work pretty tough. The company didn't provide me with a proper desktop setup, so I was stuck using my own gear. Editing on such a small screen was incredibly frustrating, and I found myself working late just to meet deadlines. My productivity was all over the place.

Recently, I decided to invest in a portable monitor to save some money and upgrade my setup. Best decision ever. Now, I can work with two screens, and it’s made such a huge difference in my workflow. I finally feel like I’m on track. No more squinting at tiny clips and multitasking on a single screen. The portable monitor was a game-changer—it’s light, easy to set up, and makes editing so much smoother. Work has been way more manageable, and I’m actually starting to enjoy the process instead of stressing out.

If you're like me and don't have the luxury of a full desktop setup, a portable monitor is definitely worth considering!

Can someone help me find a note-taking app that fits the following:

• No AI (it's ok, but I prefer no AI)
• It's a native app (not electron)
• supports markdown
• supports code blocks
• Allow to import images
• Bonus: supports Apple Pencil on iPads

I am lost on how to progress in my journey. I was under the illusion that I was actually productive, considering I have a planner/to do lists that keep(s) me organized, people consider me "high achieving", I am able to make big ambitions come true, etc. But I eat like crap, spend about 1 hour and 30 minutes a day on instagram reels, and watch yt videos pretty much constantly while I am doing anything. I am not sure how to break my habits. If anyone has any advice in that regard or knows how to fill that empty space with more beneficial things, it would be very helpful to me.

I am sorry if it sounds like I am going on and on about my issues, I think I would just really benefit from some answers from people who are going through some similar things. I have chronic back pain which makes it hard to stand/sit for more than 30 minutes at a time, which pretty much leaves me bedridden unless if I want to go out, and even then I have to sit down a lot. I have not seen a doctor about this due to a doctor shortage where I live. I am also homeschooled due to mental health issues (I have severe DPDR, which I have started therapy for about a week ago), which has put me in a position where I am allowed to do all of my work in bed. I must admit this has been pretty isolating for me, but even if I still went to school, I would be facing a lot of social rejection and overstimulation that would be difficult for me to cope with.

I have all of these dreams of going out and doing things like rock climbing, going to the gym, hiking, and other physical activities, but I am limited due to my physical un-coordination and overall social ineptness. I really hope someone can relate. I have been to the gym but always do something awkward, or accidentally get in someone's way, or stand in a place not knowing what to do, etc. I also get hit on a lot by men who are twice my age which really makes me feel uncomfortable and it discourages me from going again. Rock climbing seems even more daunting to do alone. And hiking is just unsafe to do solo if you've never gone before. I am not sure how to go about this. I feel like I need a friend to do these things with but I don't have friends who are up to it, and my other peers don't like me very much. It is hard for me to make friends.

I have however been able to do some things alone. I make all of my teenage spending money by playing gigs and doing other music events. I am learning mandarin by myself. I have commuted to and paid for acting and singing lessons all by myself. I founded a band dedicated to educating youth about social activism. Although these are all important achievements to me, it doesn't automatically mean my lifestyle is healthy, productive, or good for my well-being.

My goals include consuming less media, pursuing fulfilling hobbies, making friends that make me feel good about myself, improving my mental health, and becoming more physically healthy. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone!

I just graduated high school, and have a long break before university starts. Since I'm so free, I want to spend some time learning skills that will help me throughout my life (or even just cool skills to have). Especially since I feel like I don't have many skills.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what skills to master? More importantly, how do I learn and master these skills? I've seen quite a few suggestions about what skills would be good to learn, but never much about *how* to learn them. I know YT, SkillShare, MasterClass, etc all exist, but I'm looking for more structured, practical and hands on platforms (I feel like I would just watch these tutorials/information and never put it into practice!) so I can truly master the skills. Or even better, any physical classes? What websites/places could I go looking for physical classes? For context, I'm in Australia and a female.

And how to master and remember a lot of skills without forgetting them?

Any thoughts at all would be much appreciated :)

I've been with my partner for 10+ years, she's great. However before I met her, I knew nothing about TV shows, I just wouldn't watch them. I spent time doing other things, sometimes playing video games but most of the time learning new stuff on the computer.

Like most people, we have one living room, I've become used to relaxing on the couch and find it hard to go back into an office chair. I want to start with reading more books but it's very hard to focus when she's watching a TV show.

We tend to watch TV from 8 until midnight basically everyday. I feel like it's a huge waste of time but I can't disagree that it isn't relaxing.

Any ideas on how couples share a living room when one person is trying to be more productive and the other watches TV? Any good noise canceling buds or some weird glasses that block out the TV.

As the browser is by far my most used app, I find that bookmarking the current tab and describing the task with no more than a few words or even as little as a few chars, to be a good way to keep track of what things I need to do soon. For things I would get to later or whenever I feel like it, I'll put them in Firefox's "Boookmarks Menu" or "Other Bookmarks" folders, and have lots of folders consisting of Reddit posts and searches about different topics.

Has anyone tried having a partner or friend help you stay on track for reaching a goal? Or to change/establish a habit?

If so, 1) did it work for you? 2) how did you do it? ie what was the mechanism for then to keep you accountable?

EDIT: To clarify, I know there are a ton of people seeking accountabilities partners on Reddit. But I want to hear from folks who have already gone through it, and find out what worked and what didn’t.

(I’m also Autistic so idk if it’s linked) I’ve never met anyone with the same problem as me and it’s that I have to basically make a Pinterest board or saved videos of people doing things such as morning routines to get me out of bed. So the night before I save morning routines and then the morning I wake up I have to watch them to actually get me out of bed otherwise I can’t do it. It’s the same with before I have a shower I usually watch people’s shower routines to get me ready and excited for the shower. It never used to be a problem but I’m becoming dependant and it’s like everything has to link. Even if I’m going out with my friends to eat I have to watch videos of other people out with their friends for me to feel happy, I can’t be present and it’s super annoying. My Lock Screen also has to fit my mood and life and even shows that I watch, I have different for you pages for my different moods and my makeup also change/ depending on my chosen “aesthetic” or “new routine/life”. Please let me know if anyone has any motivation tips for me to get on with life without being dependent on aesthetics as a source of motivation.

A "brag doc" is a living document where you track your work accomplishments, skills learned, completed projects, and positive feedback/awards.

It’s super useful for preparing your resume, interviews, performance reviews, and promotions.

Do you use one? If so, any tips to make it more effective?

What environment suits you best to be productive? What are the things of this environment help you become productive?

I currently use Capacities as my note-taking/Notion alternative, and I really love it for what it is. Especially since its free plan already includes so much, and their team is very active, which is why I praise it so much for being as intuitive as it is. My only issue is that I was hoping for a more canvas-like drawing board to connect ideas and visualize my more inspirational concepts. With the sea of apps that provide this functionality, my two solutions were Milanote and MyMind. I like them both a lot since they offer web clippers and seem to cater more to inspirational workflows. However, I hardly see anyone talk about them, and I'm nervous about spending money on a more luxury product that might be dying—similar to why I left Arc and stuck with Safari.

I want to preempt this by saying "you need to have a normal/somewhat healthy diet, and at least a little exercise 3 times a week at least an hour for the below to really help you. You can still try, but if you fundamentally neglect your basic health, it will be far more of a struggle than it should be to be able to benefit from these exercises below. Here is my contribution, I get these ideas from my faith, Islam, I use these methods to memorize many pages of religious scriptures for devotional practices, I hope this assists you as it continues to do so for me, I find it helps with every other facet in life too, I would argue there is no way it cannot, if you can memorize 70+ pages as I have and counting, as many people of my faith do and continue to do so for devotional practice, your ability to memorize is not compartmentalized to only scripture, your memorization and retention abilities automatically transfer to all other areas of learning.

For focus: Memory exercises, memorization. Its easy. Pick your favorite whatever, even an ingredient list to some food, favorite book, poetry, whatever interests you, even directions to a favorite place, maybe a description of something or some place.

Start by one word, then 2, 3, 4. Close your eyes and repeat what you can remember. If you got 4 words, then add, and add. Eventually you'll need to start memorizing, which means youll need to close your eyes and focus on repeating the word enough times then saying the whole thing over until your new word. Once you get to enough sentences you'll need to memorize your new word with the previous 3 or 4. Example: "The red frog jumped on." Ok you memorized that. Now "jumped on the orange liquid blob with." Ok you memorized and got it down "liquid blob with a translucent neon green." Ok you got that down now start from "The red frog"... until "neon green." And repeat until you got the whole thing down 10 times.

Retention: this is the next step, if you want to retain things you'll need to add another few layers, repetition is one layer, the next day see if you can do the paragraph, then the next and the next. Should take 5 mins, but its a retention exercise teaching your brain to take info after teaching it how to manually memorize, to the manually retain it through conditioning repition. This of course will add more "coursework" youll do the first paragraph(s) then continue with your new work. After a determined amount of time you'll need a new start point, lets say you memorized several pages "yes its possible, and no, you dont need to be exceptional" you just scale the memorization technique, start on page 5 as your new page 1 and move forward.

Breaking bad habits: you'll find memorization is very involving, requires strenuous mental activity, your mind becomes literally like a muscle, also getting tired. You'll find (maybe) your ability to say no to bad habits gets stronger as your memory and retention get stronger. So now after your memorization exercises you'll find yourself tired. You can take a power nap 1-1.5 hrs that you wouldve spent scrolling, then continue on with whatever you were going to do for the day. Same hours in the day, but you are using them differently. Lets say you get 4 hours screen time in the day. You spend 1.5 memorizing, 1.5 sleeping, then only 1 hour screen time.

These are things you can try right now, with anything you select. The ingredient you need is your will, but this is a gift that keeps giving, the memory/retention exercises help your focus greatly, your focus then helps you break bad habits and discipline yourself to stick to things. From a little thing, done with seriousness and consistency you can get huge benefit.

I'll also muse, its not nearly as easy as you think. Try to memorize, actually do so for an hour. How many thoughts assail you, the urge to pickup your phone and scroll or suddenly remembering tasks and things, then you stop and focus on other things, the basic memorization/retention function is there to raise your baseline focus levels. If you can get through 20 mins a day, then in a few weeks 30-40 mins, then a few more weeks 1 hour a day without allowing yourself to be distracted and fighting the urge to multitask you'll reap great benefits. Good luck.

I need to do homework and other things but I am so restless right now and need to move. I am not able to go to my gym and train right now and I need to get this work done. I actually cannot sit still. What do I do?

So, I assume my situation is pretty typical for this subreddit. I’m the type of person who can’t really work on a task unless i have a lot of motivation to do so, and i spend a lot of time procrastinating on my phone instead of actually working, even if I don’t want to. In the past, deadlines helped me motivate myself to finish tasks (again, the usual), but lately I’ve been noticing that not even that helps. I’m a high schooler, and my school seems kinda lax with deadlines, and I haven’t gotten reprimanded for missing them, and it has RUINED me, like, I can’t work on something even if I’m nearing a deadline. Also, to make it worse, I can legit only work at school or in the mornings. I can’t force myself to work at home in the afternoon or evening. My lack of motivation is even worse if it’s a task like an essay where I need to stop for a while and do stuff like research or heavily think about a point. Does anyone have any tips on how to force myself to work if not even deadlines help?

I have to spend the next ten days working intensely, writing an academic paper. It's a hard deadline and I cannot afford to get distracted. How do I stay focused consistently without straying?

I am unsure where to put this at, so I'll start here and see what develops.

I've written a couple books, and had meant to write a few more. I even set up and registered a company to help me self-publish, and had lined up a cover artist and illustrator to get this project finished out. However, after a long history of volunteering in various organizations, when I see that one of them (or related, in the same field, that is) needs help, then I find myself always willing to step up to advise and beyond - actually do work for them, rather than for me. I can't seem to stop myself.

A bit about me: I am rated as disabled and through that is how I am supported (via SSDI). It is a pittance, as it pertains to USA thinking, less than $12k a year, and so I would like to get off of this if at all possible. However, because of my low income, I receive $22 a month in SSI, through which I am eligible to have my medical care provided for free (my state pays my monthly Medicare costs, and because I have SSI, I get Medicaid). That means that I can make something like $85 a month before they start taking one dollar for every two I make from that $22, before I lose my medical coverage and the ability to have someone else pay for it.

I had tried before to work my way off, and hit the "Substantial Gainful Earnings" right out of the gate, because, you see... I seem to be a natural at administration, so that when I get paid for it, I can make decent money. Most of the time I have volunteered my services - helping non-profits where otherwise, in a corporate setting, I would be an Operations Manager or Chief of Operations. I only have a high school education, so getting such a job in for-profits would be unlikely, but non-profits always need the work. I also worked as a corporate consultant on these same items, once upon a time, a few times drawing $125-250/hr (depending on the job, and of course, the calculation of impact, &c). However, while I seem to be good at it, it has never been my preference for work - I find writing fiction to be far more fulfilling. And of course, there remains the disability and medical care as counterweights to any gambles I make in the writing business.

My issue is that I was recently volunteering (unpaid) for circa four years with a non-profit social organization in what amounted to middle and operations management and I stepped out at what was likely peak game to focus on this self-publishing business... but I can't focus. I keep getting drawn back to try to fix their problems, although it has ceased to be my business for several months, and I had left because I was putting a lot of effort in for something I for which I was getting paid nil (beyond appreciation).

I've been involved in local politics with much the same story, before I moved here - and even now, people are trying to get me involved in this new locale.

I cannot seem to give a damn about my own work on my books. I figure I only have about two weeks' worth of revisions to get the first one publishable. Then, it is a matter of paying the illustrator and cover artist to provide artworks to put flesh on the novel, for marketing reasons, but SocSec tells me that although I have set up an LLC, any artworks developed in this project will count against my maximum assets dependent on the price I paid for the artwork, so if I don't make any money on these books, even if I expend it, then they will still be legally counted against me based on what I paid to get them published, which provides a great deal of drag on my ambitions I can tell you.

So, I suppose I find it easier to be productive on other peoples' behalf rather than my own, because I then won't be harmed by helping others, than if I were to help myself in the same way. I own my own home, and therefore don't have to worry about rent or mortgage, just upkeep - so that is less of a consideration than others may be concerned with... further, I don't have a car, or family to support, so those are other major expenses that I don't have to worry about. As for myself, I find it far easier to do house chores (which I despise) than doing the small amount of work required to get these books ready for publication. I can find every reason not to work on these, even when it is more time-consuming, mentally taxing, or physically laborious. Last for consideration, my writing style in my books is significantly different than how I am writing here, and I use a nom de plume, so few people should be able to guess who I am... but I don't feel up to cheating the tax man or disability system - I'm just not dishonest enough for that (sorry).

It is strange for me to ask this, having been a paid advisor in the past... but... what advice does anybody have on how I may overcome this, to shift my focus back onto myself as a worthwhile gamble against the future?

TL;DR: How do you prioritize resting and follow up on your plans to rest? How do you get quality rest? What do you do when you need a type of rest that's not physically or mentally demanding? :)

I've become a lot more productive over the past years, but I have realized I'm bad at resting and recharging my batteries. This makes it harder to be as productive as I want, and I don't recharge properly when trying to rest. Often, I plan let's say 30 mins rest after finishing my planned tasks, but I'm really bad at actually following up on the resting part of the plan. Also, if I actually get to the resting part, I don't really know what to do to recharge.

If I'm really tired, I'll be happy just laying on the sofa and letting my thoughts come and go. But I feel like this mostly works when I have already pushed myself a bit too far. I think I should really prioritize resting before I reach that point.

I'm pretty good at recharging with activity, being outdoors, being social etc, so I'm mostly asking about the type of rest you need when you've had a long day or week with lots of mental and physical stimulation, so something not so physically or mentally demanding. Thanks:D

I wanted to share a personal transformation that I think many of you might relate to or find useful. A few months ago, I was struggling with motivation and productivity. I had big goals but felt overwhelmed by them. That’s when I came across a simple idea: starting with small, achievable habits.

Instead of focusing on everything at once, I started by dedicating just 5 minutes a day to something I really wanted to improve. Whether it was journaling, stretching, or learning something new, I kept it simple. The key was consistency. Over time, those small moments added up to significant changes.

Now, I feel more focused, confident, and accomplished. I didn’t try to overhaul my entire routine at once — I focused on small wins every day. If you’re feeling stuck, maybe starting small could be the key.

What small habits have made a big difference in your life? Let’s share tips and support each other in making meaningful changes.

Some go to they’re local Starbucks enjoying the background noise and caffeine at their fingertips, others need the quiet solitude of their kitchen table, then there are the creative ones who repurpose a closet or corner into a focused workspace.

I want to simply sit and lock into my work, studies, research, and reading but personally, I find myself uncomfortable and irritated when trying to focus on my book or research. It’s tough to find the right balance between comfort and focus.

Do you have any tips, unique setups, rituals, or locations that help you lock in and stay productive? Share your ideas—I’d love to hear them!

You're actually already have plenty of work to perform, but we all realize it only past deadline. Lets reverse it!

Dental hygiene:

1. Floss
2. Tongue scrape
3. Brush

Your devices upkeep:

1. Clean your laptop/PC display and keyboard
2. Charge everything
3. Delete all the unnessesary files (a lot can be unveiled from here actually)

Overall hygiene and home organisation:

1. Change the blankets
2. Go wash your clothes, towels
3. Wash the dishes
4. Pick up the dust
5. Go to the shower
6. Peel the vegetables ahead
7. Cut nails
8. Ask everything you see does it need to be cleaned

Track:

1. Sleep. Right down how much did you sleep, when you went to bed and when woke up, what was your last meal etc
2. Foods you ate (use Chronometer)
3. Exercise
4. Money you spend
5. Done tasks according to you day plan, writing plan for next day as well
6. Anything else you believe worth Tracking

Dont overwhelm yourself with creating systems of notes though. I use both paper and apps, spontaneously.

And if you have completely nothing to do, here is some skills I believe universally benefitial to learn:

1. Cut you own hair (save a bunch of money and achieve better look)
2. Start exercise (very basic, but you'll definitely fill fulfillment. Start from the smallest effort possible and build up from it)
3. Language (also basic, but easily to get addictеd)

Remember, it won't be the funniest thing ever, but you'll quickly learn that fun = do, what you're supposed to do!

Are you struggling with doom scrolling or find yourself caught up in endless high-dopamine activities? Are you constantly distracted and can't get anything done in the day? Do you have a pile of things to do that you dread and still haven't started yet? Have you tried quitting social media cold turkey multiple times and it didn’t work? Then this post is for you.

To tackle this challenge, there are two key ideas you need to understand.

Relativity

Our bodies are wired to seek homeostasis, they constantly adjust to maintain balance relative to the environment.

Someone who regularly consumes sugary foods might find a Crumbl cookie to be just another snack. On the other hand, someone who hasn’t had sugar for 60 days might find it overwhelmingly sweet and unpleasant.

The same principle applies to resistance. If you’re used to watching something while eating, trying to eat in silence will feel almost unbearable. A farmer in the deep mountains with limited access to technology, however, won’t even think twice about it.

Looking for the Poison

The pull toward dopaminergic activities is often a symptom of something deeper. These habits serve as mechanisms for self-soothing and emotional regulation.

It could be boredom, stress at work, fear of an upcoming situation, or simply a lack of appealing alternatives. There is almost always more to the story.

How to Solve the Problem

Take relative action:

Your steps need to be relative to you. Don’t just follow generic advice, look for the principles behind it and adapt them to your context.

If you know you need to reduce technology use during meals, don’t force yourself to go completely screen-free. Consider listening to something instead of watching. Any action you take should feel relatively easy or only mildly uncomfortable.

Problem-solve the distress:

Instead of just pouring water on the fire, work to prevent the fire from starting in the first place.

• Learn how to regulate your emotions.
• Set boundaries at work to reduce stress.
• Cultivate hobbies you care about.
• Do some Introspection and emotional processing.
• Cultivate authentic friendships.
• Invest in meaningful rest: Two hours spent hanging out with friends can recharge you far more effectively than six hours of doom scrolling.

This way you reduce the need for high-dopamine distractions in the first place.

Give It Time:

Your brain, body, thoughts, and emotions need time to adapt to change.

Give yourself space to process and adapt to each step before moving on to the next. A good rule of thumb is to spend 2-4 weeks on one phase of change before progressing.

If you’re replacing Short videos with long videos, stick with that for a couple of weeks. Once it feels natural, transition to audiobooks or podcasts. Rushing the process will only make your change temporary.

Follow these three steps mindfully, and you’ll probably see more progress in six months than you’ve made in the past couple of years, this is especially true if you tried quitting cold turkey and it didn’t work for you.

Remember, how small or how big your phases of change should only depend on what you can do. If my suggestions seem either too small or too big, then don't use them as references.

Efficiency is doing things right

Effectiveness is doing the right thing

I've got a uniquely long work day ahead of me, and I'm looking for tips to boost morale and get me in the "working mood" all day. My first thought is to get a pizza to snack on throghout the day, but I don't have the money. Other things I'm thinking of are to listen to energizing music and maybe change location to work somewhere new/special. I don't care about sustainability, it's just today that I have a really long work day. Any tips?

Hi Reddit I write Chief Rabbit. This weekly newsletter focuses on making small changes in your life to get big results. Topics include getting things done, motivation, mental models, mindset shifts, and so on.

I’m working on my content calendar for 2025 and I am looking for topics. So I thought I would ask here (if that is ok).

What do you need help with? What can I write about or create that would be useful to you in the world if productivity?

Guys,

I'm kind of tired looking for time tracking software that would do everything i want it to do :)

Let's just start with a list of features that would be great to have:

- integration/seemless sync with MS software (planner/project/maybe loop)
- windows app similar to toggle (easy start-stop of tracking time for tasks listed in planner/project. The perfect solution would be a tasklist view)
- a nice-to-have feature would be window/website recognition similar to rize

I don't really care about reporting as long as the software has some kind of DB/API i can connect to.

Closest solution i could find was Timeneye but 9$/m seems kind of steep and i didn't really like using it via MS Teams.

I think I have alot of productivity issues but when I am interested in something (e.g currently with novels) I become overly consumed in it. I can't have normal interests.

I struggle to balance reading, drawing, coursework, studying, going out with friends, social time, family time, gym, and almost EVERYTHING!

Most of the time, with all of these activities, I take turns. So I'll go out with my friends almost every weekend for 2 months straight until I have worn myself out and no longer have any social battery and I am exhausted. I'll pay no attention to my studies either.

Then I'll be in my room all the time, only going to school and coming back and staying in bed reading and consuming media and my interests until I have grown sick and tired.

How do I stop this cycle of obsession and how do I balance everything? I want to be able to consume my interests moderately and be able to study and socialise weekly. Please help!

Currently, I have used a lot of apps that are PKMSs in order to save data, and they all successfully make the collecting and organizing of my digital stuff great. I save a lot of stuff (videos, images, links, articles, etc.), and I have everything in one place thanks to these apps. My favorite one is Notion, but somehow, I don't get to the part of making it actionable. Let me explain this.

"Recollect" is the thing that I'm trying to achieve. I love how in real life you take actions over what you save, but this is merely because the items have a period. For example, food: you save food and eat it (take the action) or cook the recipe, but this is because the food has a period. Otherwise, it will rot. So, the action you take is forced by having a period of the items. On the other hand, digital stuff does not have a period. I have tons of outfits, recipes, routines in videos, images, or inspiration stuff that I know I will use someday or take action over it, but I never do. This stuff just piles up in these apps. I want to make meaningful what I consume.

I have heard a lot of techniques but would like to know which techniques you guys use for making the things you save actionable.

I'm using both the default Calendar and Reminders apps in iOS for my personal task management needs, with good results. The only thing that I believe is missing is having the option of creating a calendar event that can be ticked off as if it was a done reminder or, in other words, being able to create a reminder that has an end time.

Do you know of mobile apps that would fit this need? Or have you managed to do something like that in these apps?

I am a toddler mom and a finance professional. My office hours including travel are 9am-8 pm. I want to do FRM or CFA but unable to take out time from my mommy schedule post office. Also I get exhausted by the time I put my baby to bed so late night study looks difficult( not impossible though). Pls help me. How do I motivate myself.