Mastering Graduate School:
The Motivational Styles Quiz
The Productivity Dilemma
Succeeding at graduate school is no small feat. It is a journey laden with numerous tasks, projects, and deadlines that demand commitment, time management, and perseverance. Some days, productivity comes effortlessly while other days you struggle just to write a single sentence. Motivation is essential to making it through the long haul of graduate school, but why does it seem so fickle? The answer is motivational styles.
Good Days and Bad
If you’re like most students, the productive days are elating, while the others leave you frustrated with yourself. So, why is it that some days are easy and other days feel like someone murdered your muse? Are you just lazy? Are you just not dedicated enough?
The answer is a resounding NO! You are not lazy and, if you went so far as to jump through the admissions hoops, you’re plenty dedicated. The problem is with your approach to motivation. Motivation isn’t a muse. Motivation is not a fairy swooping in on a whim and granting you a good day. Motivation is an active mental state that you have some control over.
Motivating Yourself
Motivation may be vital to successful academic endeavors but many graduate students underestimate the power they have over their own motivation. Have you ever noticed that it’s not just days that are easier or harder but it’s tasks too? That’s because everyone has a motivational style and each motivational style works better with certain types of tasks and under certain conditions.
Would you like to have more productive days? Would you like fewer days where you struggle to get work done? What would your life look like with a steadier stream of productive days? Picture this: sitting down with your goals and tailoring an approach to your productivity in a way that aligns with your motivational style. Imagine the impact of intentionally incorporating these steps into your activities, turning what might seem like an insurmountable mountain of work into manageable, rewarding steps toward your academic goals. The truth is that maintaining motivation throughout the rigors of graduate school isn’t a passive process; it’s an active, intentional approach.
Know Thyself
That all sounds great, but you’re probably wondering where to start. Well, we start as always with the pursuit of knowledge. When you identify your motivation style, you can see where your approach to schoolwork is and isn’t in alignment with that style. Once you know that, then you can start to build motivational tools into your approach to help carry you through to project completion. and we’ve made it easy to start.
Identify Your Motivation Style
We’ve designed a 20-question quiz to identify your motivation style, providing you with a roadmap to harness your inner drive effectively. Our motivational-style quiz will give you valuable insights into how to structure your tasks and work in a way that not only sustains but enhances your motivation.
Think of it as your personalized key to unlocking a reservoir of productivity and resilience. When you haven’t considered your motivation style, you might be adopting approaches to productivity that are secretly sabotaging your efforts. When you don’t work with your motivation style, you might not just be using inefficient approaches, you might be actively demotivating yourself! That’s why identifying your motivation style is so crucial. So, start your journey to improved productivity here. Your academic success is not just a destination – it’s a dynamic process, and your motivation style is the compass guiding you toward your goals. Don’t just wait for motivation to strike; create it with intention and purpose. Take the quiz, unlock your motivational potential, and revolutionize your graduate school experience.
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