Getting out of a bout of apathy or lack of motivation can be difficult. Sometimes it can slowly go away on it's own, but I have found that it helps to make your

Getting out of a bout of apathy or lack of motivation can be difficult. Sometimes it can slowly go away on it's own, but I have found that it helps to make yourself do things that you don't want to do. You want to get out of the rut, so use that little bit of motivation to force yourself into doing things you may not otherwise want to do. Options are fewer with COVID limiting social interactions, but within your own risk tolerance, force yourself to do something social, even if if you're going to be bored and uninterested. The change of scenery alone can help shake your mind out of its pattern. Or if you can't bring yourself to that point, take your laptop-- or just your phone if your computer isn't a laptop-- to another location and do there whatever you would have done sitting at your desk. That can be as small a change as another room in your home, or the lobby/commons if you're in a dorm, whatever other location you have available. The main goal is to gradually introduce changes to your current routine. It's not a silver bullet fix, but it's a small step that can help you get started.