Finding motivation can be very difficult for some people and I was one of those people my first semester. It was the first time I wasn’t being hounded by my parents about my grades so they slipped a little bit. I think it was because of two things, my phone distractions and my lack of motivation since my parents weren’t there. I have gotten better with managing my phone distractions, but James Frew lays out in his article a few apps that can help me stay off my phone which I think I will try in the future. The other part was my motivation.
I lacked motivation that first semester of college, but then I eventually tapped into my inner competitiveness to motivate myself. I always want to win in athletic events so why should school be any different. I competed against my friends to see who could get better grades and then eventually I was motivated to try to get the best score on a test in the whole class. Being that competitive was the answer for me because of my sports background, but it will be different for everyone. Some people aren’t intrinsically motivated and need to rely on outside motivation which is completely fine if it works for you.
Reference: https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-apps-help-fight-smartphone-addiction/