After I workout I just don't feel like studying anymore

[Chillax]

Anyone else ever get this? It just feels like my brain chemistry has changed and I just don't feel like taking anything seriously.

[silicon toad2000]

dehydration, slight dehydration will impair your focus. Try imrpoving your hydration throughout the day and post workout.

[aggie]

quite the contrary i am often amazed at my focus and energy after working out...even if i was kind of blah beforehand...hydration could be the key and ridding toxins...water and voiding before and after....

[MiBeloved]

Try studying before you work out.

[Chillax]

Originally Posted by aggie

quite the contrary i am often amazed at my focus and energy after working out...even if i was kind of blah beforehand...hydration could be the key and ridding toxins...water and voiding before and after....

well I've noticed this too, if I actually do my work, I have more focus, but it feels a bit harder getting to that point

[sepiagal]

I have a condition that makes me deficient in zinc and B6. I had a job once that was stressful for me and I would go home and veg out on TV. I didn't want to use my brain because of the stress of work.
Working out causes you to lose zinc in your sweat. Zinc is important for the brain. Hyperactive kids and adults may have too much copper.

I love to work out and have read that working out is supposed to convert pyridoxine (by the liver) into the active form (p5p). So I don't think it could be a B6 problem. Working out makes me feel good.

You can try some Zinc Status (or Zinc Tally in Europe and Canada) to test your zinc status. ZS works and tells you immediately if you have a deficiency. Its sold in health food stores and online.

Its important to balance zinc and copper. High copper levels can contribute to heart disease and certain types of cancers because copper is angiogenic. Excess copper is used to increase blood supply to tumors.

[Andrew Gubb]

It may be that studying at school is a waste of time. You're not motivated because the exercise clears the nervousness and fear out of your system... without nervousness there's no school, it's all about the whip. Think about it, do you learn for love of learning or for fear of failing exams? The modern school system is fear based.

[sk8joyful]

> After I workout I just don't feel like studying anymore

Originally Posted by Chillax

Anyone else ever get this?
It just feels like my brain chemistry has changed
and I just don't feel like taking anything seriously.

When you were smaller, and you got tired enough, you just laid down for a NAP works like magic

[Chillax]

Originally Posted by Andrew Gubb

It may be that studying at school is a waste of time. You're not motivated because the exercise clears the nervousness and fear out of your system... without nervousness there's no school, it's all about the whip. Think about it, do you learn for love of learning or for fear of failing exams? The modern school system is fear based.

very true, I was thinking the same thing cause that's exactly what it feels like and would explain a lot

[sepiagal]

Originally Posted by Andrew Gubb

It may be that studying at school is a waste of time. You're not motivated because the exercise clears the nervousness and fear out of your system... without nervousness there's no school, it's all about the whip. Think about it, do you learn for love of learning or for fear of failing exams? The modern school system is fear based.

How does the idea that school is fear based make it a waste of time? School being fear based is a matter of perception.

Feeling relaxed after working out doesn't change school it changes the OPs motivation or attitude toward accomplishing something.

If fear is the only motivator then being calm and relaxed is a career and success killer.

Does fear really motivate? I would think that fear paralyzes.

Of course some people who procrastinate believe that they are only motivated when they are under the gun. But that's not the case here. This thread is not about procrastination, its about lack of motivation at certain times.

People who procrastinate usually do that because they already believe they are a failure. They believe that because they were basically told that repeatedly and in different ways growing up. Thinking that way is also about perception.

Each person's fear is individualistic.

Fear is meant to be faced and worked through.

I don't think it is helpful to use fear as an excuse for not wanting to do something. Facing your fear is good; eventually you have to face up to most fears that limit your life (or lifestyle) and limit your chance for happiness.

Is having no motivation what happiness is about?

That kind of attitude could lead someone to avoid anything in life that is unpleasant or causes anxiety.

It seems to me that kind of thinking helps the OP decide he should drop out of school.

[Andrew Gubb]

Originally Posted by sepiagal

It seems to me that kind of thinking helps the OP decide he should drop out of school.

That's exactly my intention, it's not for the faint hearted but I did it and I have never regretted it.

School is a lie.

[MySweetLuck]

Originally Posted by Chillax

Anyone else ever get this? It just feels like my brain chemistry has changed and I just don't feel like taking anything seriously.

I do, I do and the next thing that I will do after working out is just let myself be inside a silent room and relax...that is how I handle this I just don't know why I am having such change....

[sepiagal]

Originally Posted by Andrew Gubb

That's exactly my intention, it's not for the faint hearted but I did it and I have never regretted it.

School is a lie.

I think community or junior college may be for the faint hearted. Not all colleges have high academic admission standards and that's because they may not offer the best quality education.

College is for anyone who is willing to find the right college for them. College is the time when most people do their most intense partying, boozing and drugging of their life.

Why should academically challenged people be denied the chance of their life partying hard during their college years.

I guess college is a lie because what happens in the class is so different than what happens in the frat houses.

[Andrew Gubb]

Originally Posted by sepiagal

I think community or junior college may be for the faint hearted. Not all colleges have high academic admission standards and that's because they may not offer the best quality education.

College is for anyone who is willing to find the right college for them. College is the time when most people do their most intense partying, boozing and drugging of their life.

Why should academically challenged people be denied the chance of their life partying hard during their college years.

I guess college is a lie because what happens in the class is so different than what happens in the frat houses.

Well, for one thing I don't consider partying all the time a conscious or even enjoyable thing to do. Though if you have the urge, why not.

School, and its big brother, university, is a lie because it is a machine intended to manipulate the masses and destroy their urges to live free, think for themselves, and learn. By forcing children to learn, rather than gently giving children the resources to learn without expectations as a few alternative places do, school destroys children's natural curiosity, and that is intentional.

Then school is part of the bigger lie of "go to work, have a boss, climb the corporate ladder, be a success". You are supposed to win a piece of paper after struggling through exams which will give you the right to having a boss within a certain field of expertise. (People who work for themselves find these pieces of paper as useless as other inanimate objects such as for example, rocks. The people they serve don't care about their pieces of paper, they care about good service).

Both in school and work, you are in constant fear of being thrown out. This fear is created so that you are manipulable. It needs to be fed constantly. You can never stop fearing. So you need to be in constant competition. Exams. Promotions. You're against your peers because their success is your failure.

Not to mention that the most important stuff to learn isn't taught in school (i.e. personal development, how to love, spirituality, self discipline, diet, habits, the law of attraction...). Even if they did teach this, there'd be problems because not all people are on the same level of development. You can't have rigidity to learn these things. You never know what's the next stage in your development, so you have to flow.

And don't forget how much of what is taught is blatantly false. It's like a religion.

[ns123]

why don't you just study before you work out?

[Jaiysun4]

Hi.

You probably need more carbs/protein to recover. Being tired shows you are working hard. If you said "i don't feel like studying" after a marathon i would say that's how it should be!

As regards school being a "lie" I dont understand. Sure, it doesnt teach you ALOT of life skills and is all about getting qualifications to climb the employment ladder.

Some things should be left to the individual and the parents. You could add in emotional intelligence, personal development, more art, more physical education/nutrition, more philosophy/spirituality/ethics whatever. But then school would be 12-14 hours long!

Also, maybe you could specialise more in certain areas from a young age. But then you wouldn't be well rounded. And as with all things provided on a mass level, the quality tends to get diluted and a "one size" fits all approach is what results. Also, your skills need to be recognised internationally and recognised tests/exams ensure this.

If you are thinking about dropping out, I say get the qualifications just in case. Steve Pavlina is an amazing guy who has acheived so much, but i know many 20-30 year olds who, without qualifications, can't get anything but the bottom of the pile.

[MasterD]

Your body has a limited amount of energy. If you spent it on one thing, you can't spent it on another thing.

[Chillax]

Originally Posted by ns123

why don't you just study before you work out?

Once I start studing there's no end to it, the work always seems end less.

So in order to be consistent I've been trying to workout in the morning.

I'm going to be making some big changes to my diet so hopefuly that will take care of things.

[Angela Leeds]

Chillax, maybe you just need some downtime and a transitional ritual after working out, to shift gears, recoup, and prepare for a completely different activity...