Lost motivation to study: carry on, switch or take a break?

Putting off lectures, assignments and exams? How losing motivation to study shows up, questions to reflect on and how coaching can help you decide.

Study and work

Lectures, assignments, exams: you keep putting everything off and wonder what you are actually doing it for.

How it can show up

You hardly go to lectures any more and don't catch up.
You put off assignments until just before the deadline.
You keep asking yourself whether the degree is right at all.
Before exams you feel indifference rather than ambition.

Questions for you

There are no right answers. Take the question that stays with you.

What originally brought you to this degree?
Is it the subject, the way of learning or something else entirely?
Which module or topic interests you despite everything?
Who could you talk to about a switch or a break?

Where coaching can help

Coaching can clarify whether the issue is how you work, your goal or your subject, and help you decide: carry on with a new plan, switch or take a break.

When other help fits better

University advice services know about switching and taking breaks. If the lack of drive comes with low mood, also talk to a doctor or your university's counselling service.

If it is too much right now

Coaching is not psychotherapy and not a crisis service. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, contact the emergency services where you are right away, or a crisis service near you.

Want to talk it through?

In a free 20-minute intro call we look at whether coaching is the right way to work on this for you. If it is not, I will tell you so.

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