Hi again and welcome back to the savvy psychologist. I'm your host Dr. Ellen

Hendrickson and every week I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic

ear, and zero judgment.

When your motivation is lower than a grave digger at the end of his shift, it can be hard to turn things around.

YouTube beckons, your fridge somehow develops a tractor beam, and gravity becomes particularly

strong in the vicinity of your couch.

What to do?

Well, this week we'll cover five ways to skunk your funk.

So let's get into it.

Tip number one is rethink what you mean by motivated.

Einstein himself summed it up nicely when he said,

nothing happens until something moves.

But going from not moving to moving

can sometimes feel like an unbridgeable gulf.

Now motivated could mean pumped and ready for anything, or it could just mean a willingness

to get up.

The bar can feel way too high if you're nestled all snug in your bed while

visions of Tony Robbins dance in your head. So don't despair. You don't have to unleash anything.

You just have to be willing to get started.

Which brings us to tip number two,

tackle some tiny things first to build momentum.

If you have a big or particularly repellent task ahead of you, sometimes getting a running start can help.

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