the biggest obstacle to overcome is to just come face to face with the task that I perceive as overwhelming,

the way I see it is simple, really,

We see it as a huge deal of steps involved for a possible non-return in the sense of instant gratification, we know full well we'll feel satisfied once it's done, we know it's not hard to do, but we struggle to even allow it into our field of perception in terms of 'engagement', like we filter it out, mind i'm on meds and this still happens to me, but it's a lot easier to be mindful of and push myself towards it while on meds than off

My trick to engaging in something if i'm lacking motivation is to just.. well.. in being mindful that I don't really want to do it, I take the first step of simply taking a LOOK at it, so as to actively bring it back into perception

so say I gotta study? well, I don't have to necessarily get it all done at once or do the assessment today, but I might as well just open it up and have a quick read to see if I can learn something new and applicable;

from there, I usually fall into focus and keep studying