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I suffer from a distinct lack of motivation when it comes to getting my uni work done.

I hate essays, i hate researching them I hate writing them and I hate having to hand them in, but still I am forced to do so. I'm so much better talking through my thoughts and telling other people about things than actually putting them down on paper. I also hate that i'm not allowed to have original ideas, everything has to be referenced, someone else has to have had the idea before me. I thought the point of university was to learn to think for yourself.

The only reason I'm still doing all this studying malarkey is because I so desperatley want to be a Primary school teacher, but the only way I can do that now is by completing my degree and taking a PGCE next year, or the year after.

The piece of work I'm supposed to be handing in on Monday consists of four mini lab write ups, basically what did we do, and how effective was it.

There were five lab classes, we were required to write up four of these. I only have the information for three. What's betting if I ask my lecturer for the information that she will tell me it's my own fault for losing it and tell me to get a copy from someone else?

Yeah, cause nobody actually ever talks to me in classes.

Oh meh, stupid lack of motivation, I hate having depression, it messes with my head and I didn't enjoy the meds last time I landed on them.

maybe i should just drop out of uni and go stack shelves in a supermarket for a living?

i can't be bothered anymore

mini

Oh, little mouse, how terrible it is for you at the moment. I hope you can find your feet again, and if not like it, just be able to do it.

That would be a shame, would dropping out mini. You've come this far and worked hard to do so and you would make an excellent teacher. Keep an eye on the prize?

I don't know anyone who didn't think of dropping out of Uni at some point. I definitely did, but I muddled through somehow and then started another degree after that.

Or to put it another way - Grit your teeth, it will get better.

Hi Mini, I assume they teach you how to write academic essays in your first year. There are plenty of student guides around, e.g.,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Write-Essays-Assignments-Smarter-Guides/dp/0273713574

ps lab write ups should more or less write "themselves" - it's highly structured so it would be just a question of filling in the various sections methodically.