<p>When I'm in school I'm tired and feel bad about myself comparing me to other kids in my honors classes. Since then I have been unmotivated to do my schoolwork and feel lethargic. I'm sure other kids on CC have experienced this. I am a sophomore and taking honors classes. I used to get really good grades in elementary school, middle school, and the first semester of freshman year but since then I have been lacking. Does anyone have any good advice? I feel like I have senioritis even though I'm only a sophomore- sophomoritis.</p>
<p>Participate in activities that you want to do. I know that if I’m overwhelmed with homework and feeling inferior it really helps me to go to dance class. I’m much more focused after and have a greater drive to get my homework done. As for in school, I’ve had the same problems in honors classes. I always felt like people were better than me. As a senior I realize that the truth is it’s very improbable that you’ll see a majority of these people ever again. You don’t need to impress them. Be yourself and do things for yourself. If you’re struggling, study hard to prove to yourself you can do it not to be the best. I’m not sure if that helps at all because everyone’s different but it helped me get through things. I’m sure when you reach your senior year you’ll reflect back on your earlier years and think much differently.</p>
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<p>Yes, as you get older, life gets harder. Work is greater in quantity and higher in difficulty. Your obligations increase in intenstiy. That’s just life, and the people who are successful are those who can handle all of it without breaking down or surrendering.</p>
<p>Deal with it. That’s the best advice I can give you. Work hard and just deal with what you have, and stop coming here to complain, and ask for people to give you the same cliche advice over and over again.</p>
<p>If people are better than you, then stop feeling jealous or incompetent, and work harder to gain even footing. If you feel like you’re doing too much, then work on your time management. If you feel that your grades are slipping, get help. But don’t adopt this defeatist attitude and consign yourself to mediocrity.</p>
<p>Just do it, as Nike likes to remind us.</p>
<p>I’m exactly the same, I’m so unmotivated after always getting top grades before. Settting goals and doing more subjects you like will help, but ultimately you just need to find some kind of motivation for yourself :)</p>
<p>I find myself lethargic when I’m not busy. The less I have to do, the more I put things off. Are you engaged outside of school? Try working out or taking up a new hobby or something. Conversely, if you have way too much work to do, figure out how to manage the load so you can get it done.</p>
<p>There’s nothing you can change schedule-wise this year, but do be sure that you’ve signed up for classes next year that interest you and are at the appropriate level. Furthermore, you need to work to become as good as the rest of the people in your classes, otherwise you harbor resentment and, as @logic said, force yourself to remain mediocre. Perhaps you don’t deserve that, but only you can push yourself out of it.</p>
<p>I’ve felt that way before. they only thing to say is that you should just get through it and stop comparing yourself to other kids. I know that’s cliche advice, but everyone figures it out by senior year, might as well start now 
just do your best</p>