Majestic Study - Being Foreign Law Student in France

This is Day 7 of confinement.  Today, I basically worked all day. I prepared for a class that was supposed to happen this week. The answers will be published on the university online platform and we can ask questions to the professor there so I was preparing for that. In order to do so, I read multiple textbooks, some summaries and articles of doctrine in order to understand the law cases that were assigned to study (thus, I had to read cases). I've started preparing it last week but it has been hard to concentrate because emails keep coming in to give us instructions on various courses. It's hard to keep track of what to do and by when.  However, today, I was productive. I was able to concentrate and find my own rhythm of work. I set small goals in my journal and then took them off of my to-do list as the day went. Also, I was actually motivated to start new things since my mind is calmer than last week due to the fact we know more about the situation and know mor...

"I think the problem is my lack of motivation. That's why I'm so reluctant to study..." This might be something that comes to your mind when you wake up and don't feel like studying or doing whatever you need to do. There are numerous articles and YouTube videos on how to be motivated all the time and that motivation is the key to your success.  I used to feel the need to be motivated to be a productive person, too. I thought that my not being productive enough was due to my lack of motivation, even though I very much enjoyed what I studied and was enthusiastic about learning more. Side note, if you really feel like your body is heavy and it seems impossible to wake up and go on with your daily life, I recommend you going to see your doctor and have a check-up. When I felt that way and I was sleeping way too long than I usually do, it turned out that I had a problem with my thyroid and my hormones were unusually high (surprise, surprise...). So keep that ...