I remember going through this really clearly. I already had a job waiting for me, and I was just DONE with that chapter of my life and looking forward to next one. Funny....I'm going through the same thing now but in reverse....I'm working and know I'm going to school in the fall and can't wait to quit my job and start the next chapter (vet school......).
Right now I'm going through the same pattern as when I was a senior - doing the bare minimum to get by, totally unmotivated and having a hard time focusing on anything.
My advice?
1. Get plenty of sleep. Lots of it. Sleep is huge for me. When I was a senior, that meant skipping some classes that I decided I didn't need to attend lecture. (more on that later). right now, that means I don't set my alarm clock and show up whenever I wake up, and on slow days, I don't put in 8 hours (I'm salaried and have a work phone, so don't technically have to be at work to BE at work).
2. Prioritize. In school I stopped going to lectures that I didn't find useful. I was really good about attendence the entier 4 years as an UG until that last quarter. It was freeing to realize that a better use of my time for some of the classes was to take a nap and study on my own. My grades didn't suffer and think were better because of it. Not somthing I'd reccomend for UG's starting out, but near the end, it's the only thing that got me through school and didn't result in me being totally burnt out.
3. Get outside for a walk. Seriously. I tend to move less and less and less until I'm a veggie in front of the computer. Often a walk will make me able to do one more task that I've been putting off. It will also help me sleep at night. If I don't move, I tend to stay up too early, sleep too late, and then be tired all day.
4. One thing at a time. Decide what task you will accomplish in the next hour (studying, a report - whatever). Do it, and then goof off for the rest of the hour. Then go on to the next one. Reward yourself often, for the little things.
5. Have a tangible bigger rewards to regularly look forward to. Vet school is so far away (August), so I have smaller big things to look forward to about once a month to lessen myfocusing on vet school and keep me motivated in the short term. For example, in April I'm running a half marathon and going backpacking, in May I'm getting a Puppy, in June I have a music festival and a camping trip, in July I have another camping trip, some family trips, and an out of state backpacking trip to pikes peak etc. When I think of vet school, I tend to be totally unmotivated in the short term because it seems so far away and I dont' want to do anything I'm doing right now at work.....but having these short term things distracts me and actually makes me more productive right now than I would be without the distractions. I did this at the end of school too. It seems a bit counterintuitive to add stuff to your plate when you aren't getting your necessary stuff done...but I found that adding some fun stuff reved up my school life too, and actually made me more productive sicne I had something concrete to look forward to and reason to get my studies done.
Not sure if any of this will help.....but I tried. 🙂
So much for my easy semester!
When I get my hat, I will probably do this.
LMMS 
