When it comes to
motivation, it likes to jump around a lot in my case. Especially if
there are more things that I'm doing or working on at a time than
one. The other day, for instance, I got a sudden motivation boost to
continue doing something I've had on hold for a couple of months. And
another thing I took a slightly longer break from.
Consequently, my motivation to practice my drumming has dropped ever so slightly. Which it definitely shouldn't have. Considering the drums are my main instrument in the music school, practicing that should be, if not at the #1 spot on my priority list, at least very near it.
Then again, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't afraid of this happening eventually. I am, however, quite surprised that it happened this early. It's been less than two months since I started here and I'm already having a phase of decreased motivation. With enough luck, though, it'll go back up shortly.
For some reason, I tend to experience these shifts on a fairly regular basis. One week I may be working on something tirelessly, and the next, I don't even think about it at all. It may have something to do with my short attention span. Or my indecisiveness. Either way, I could go as far as to call it an annoyance.
It does have a surprising benefit, though: I rarely get mentally exhausted from working on one project for too long at a time. In a sense, I take a lot of “unintentional” breaks. And I've found that I often get the best ideas during those breaks.
Anyway, as far as drumming and practicing that is concerned, I do hope the drop in motivation won't last long.