What does no motivation mean?

What do you study? Is it interesting?

>>18469243
Motivation is bullshit OP. What's important is discipline. Do you think the grand master chess players are motivated to play chess every day? No, but they have the discipline to. Give up on the motivation meme, and take the discipline pill

I suspect that more than anything else you probably need a change of scenery. A master's is a lot of time to dump into something, and airy thoughts of future satisfaction might not keep you going that well through it.

Remember also that a career is not, in general, something you'll ever love. Your career is what keeps you financially stable and able to pursue your other passions, but it's not what you should be living for unless you're extremely lucky. I have a great job, one I like a fair bit as jobs go, and I'm still quite happy to come home at the end of the day. Get a career you don't mind, and spend your free time and free money living your life. If all you want from life is to not be bothered working, do the Mr. Money Mustache thing and save up all your money so you can retire before 40 - if nothing else, your career will hopefully let you save up that kind of cash faster than night-shift security will. If you want to get into skydiving or world travel or collecting Michelin stars, though, it'd probably be best to have a higher income to support those hobbies.

>>18469360
Science stuff. It used to be before I lost motivation.

>>18469376
No, what is bullshit is this kind of talk. Both discipline and motivation are important and disregarding either is naive and extremist.

>>18469376
Grand master chess players probably just love playing chess for the sake of it, just like top musicians love playing their instruments for the sake of it.

>>18469378
>Get a career you don't mind
Nah, man. I used to have internships and I would go and work from 8AM until 11PM. I would get assigned a three-months project, and I'd finish it in the first week. I got into my degree and my jobs because I loved them; I went to national competitions and got medals. I realise this is not a sustainable life but I won't just drop from Mount Olympus to 0 and think it's just the natural progression of life. I want to do a PhD eventually, but I cannot possibly do it with 0 motivation

>>18469401
Ah, that's more of a problem. I think it might be worth looking into depression a bit more, actually - not giving a shit is the primary symptom. Sports and friends and the like are just ways to try to make it better, but they don't change the apathy. Go check out Hyperbole and a Half's two-parter on the topic, it really helped me understand what depression actually is.

>>18469421
Alright, thanks anon! I'll check it out and consider seeing a specialist these days.

After reading a bit, I think anhedonia might describe my situation in a reasonable way, and it could possibly be partly related to my unmedicated ADHD diagnosis.