Sometimes you have to give it your all. Some days you can do the bare minimum and it’s okay. Sure, you went through the motions of showing up, working, going home, making yourself a meal, and going to bed, but you didn’t put your back into it. You sleepwalked through it, half-dazed. This is totally fine. You can’t expect 100% of yourself every single day, it’s just not reasonable. But some days you truly need to lock in. You know it when you feel it. You’ve been loafing around for too long and it’s time to get serious. 

Maybe you start with going to bed early and setting an early alarm. Maybe you use the extra morning time to do a little workout. Maybe you put your noise-cancelling headphones in and drown out the world. Whatever it is, you’ve locked in and you’re going to stay locked in. It can be a powerful feeling.