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I'm not sure I know how to answer this honestly. I love working and doing what I'm doing. I much rather do what I do than go out, hit up the bar, hang out with friends, play games, or any of that stuff. It's kind of addicting to be honest. Borderline unhealthy.

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I would be surprised if there were not points in your life where you "had" to do things you didn't want to do. Surely there was some required course you weren't interested in doing the assignments for or something similar.

I am also considering the possibility that mine is a case of burnout. I'm in graduate school and after classes and homework all day, it may just not be feasible... not sure.

Previously yes. There were many things in life I much rather not do. When I was in college, yes, there were courses I find rather unimportant and didn't find interest in going but went for the purpose of passing the course, etc... But I assume you're asking currently. Before, I did what I needed to do and didn't care about dedicating time to anything specific so finding motivation was never more than getting something done. Now, I work towards stuff I love doing so finding motivation isn't as hard.

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