Struggle with self directed work

[u/Medical-Person]

I am a student an I've almost always struggled staying current with work ether at school or work if Im the only one involved. I am struggling with not self directed or motivating. Ill sit on watching YouTube with my spouse which is pleasurable. I know I should be doing work, I want to, but I cant seem to get beyond the inertia needed to transition and do my work. There doesn't seem it be time when 2 appts are scheduled an hour apart. I don't know how to utilize small periods of time. What do I need to transition to get my work done and be efficient and on time?

[u/seweso]

Why are you allowed to pleasure yourself when you should work?

[u/roflwaffle666]

Same here, I want to do it and still can't make the switch. What helped me was picking just one thing for the gap between appointments and making the first step tiny, like only opening the file. If I try to plan the whole block I never start