I'm Pretty Much a Motivational Speaker

Motivation. That is one powerful thing. Motivation is the fuel that runs our engines. Without it we would stop moving, roll on our backs and let life pass by. Luckily, motivation is found in practically everybody. In order to look inward and see if you are motivated, you have to think about what motivates you. Motivators can be defined as External or Internal. External motivators are the things that someone else is controlling like your teacher giving you a grade. Internal motivators are more self controlled like the feeling of satisfaction or accomplishment.
Motivation is complicated because it never stays the same. think about the beginning of the semester. I'm sure just like me, you were highly motivated to get killer grades and read all the section your teacher assigns but we quickly lose steam and become less motivated when feeling overwhelmed with work.
I prefer to have a certain goal or reward waiting for me to keep me motivated. It's like tying a carrot to a string an hanging it in front of a horse to go faster. Except in my case the carrot is me transferring into Newhouse which requires a high GPA. This goal has kept me highly motivated throughout the past semester and a half.
Academic fears can be found in unmotivated students who are consumed with fear that sprouts from a specific event like handing in a late assignment or missing too many classes.

My Motivation:
All of my classes are different and with that, my level of motivation in each class is different. They are all motivated by the same goal (to get an A) but with different intensities. I think most of the time it depends on my interest in the material. I have no problems with CFS 388 or ETS 145 because the classes are very interesting to me so I have no problem paying attention. My other classes like REL 206 and MAT 121 require an extra dose of motivation because I have more trouble caring about the material. For some reason, binomial distributions don't really spark my interest as much as watching a movie in ETS 145 does. Lack of motivation can be caused by boredom or lack of interest. Having a good goal can save you from slacking on your motivation. I'm talking about exploring rewards. I had to find a reward powerful enough to motivate me through the stuff I didn't want to do. Making a list of possible rewards can motivate you to get more things done. That's what I did. I feel writing down your goals and putting them a place you look often can make you more and more motivated.
I suggest you all to try it.