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What about little or no will to do things?
Ferrante | Mar 27 2006
Hi everybody, I was wondering if someone has ever experienced this kind of "chronic fatigue" or simply put, lack of will or energy to do simple things. My current status: I work as a CIO for two countries in a big company. I have a strong technical background (more than 15 years) and now I have to deal with many different problems (specially company politics), aside of pure technical situations. My main problem, as I mentioned before, is the chronic lack of energy to do things apart from my job. I always wanted to learn french and german or to read more books (I used to read 4 or 5 books a month), but when I get home, I don?t want to do anything but rest. I?ve tried everything: meditation, medication, exercise (I do some workout regularly), 8-hour sleep cycles, balanced food, etc., but nothing seems to work, or at least, to have lasting effects. Lately, I?ve been experiencing concentration and lack of focus problems, which is bad for my job. It seems that the problem is starting to affect my work as well. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. 30 Comments
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 Ferrante, it sounds as...Submitted by Stew on April 7, 2006 - 7:42am.
Ferrante, it sounds as though your problem is a pretty common one. I find when I'm fatigued and unmotivated, it makes my own forward motion difficult. Later, I'll kick myself for sitting in front of the TV when I should have done something productive. Douglas wrote: I used a mind map to try and draw all my objectives - both life and work - and then put these as someday/maybes and the projects related to them. At the regular review I try hard (but not necessarily succeed) to find an action that can take me a small step towards my goal. For example, to learn german the next step may be to ring the local college and ask about classes. In itself it is not going to make you learn german but it starts the ball rolling. Even the small things can have a huge impact. It might not seem like much, but I've found it helpful to list 5 things to do when I get home from work. Not time or thought-intensive. Even something as simple as making a phone call can have big results. In my own experience, the key to fighting fatigue has been to stay active and not to let myself fall into a pattern of letting my mind trick me. :) » POSTED IN:
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