Tips for Transitioning Your Thinking

For me sometimes engaging in something I see as fun with other people helps. Their enjoyment, laughter and the accountability of being there makes it harder fore to be disengaged or distracted. Also telling yourself it's ok to not feel enthusiastic or excited about something you like (or liked) - but I struggle with this a lot too

I'm in a similar boat. I can always focus on things that I classify as work but if it's anything else I can't do it. I'm working on shifting how I see different activities. Maybe that would help you. For me it's the different between school and an organization I'm a part of. School is just a thing I do. The organization is work. So I'm trying to make school have the same priority as work. I'm doing this by looking at my assignments as the stepping stones I need to take to do something else. Maybe the same would work for you. If exercise is fun for you (as an example) try looking at it the same way as life things. I hope this helps