What are some good nootropics to deal with laziness?

Piracetam is a good way to go. It helps with concentration and productivity immensely. I finished my law degrees thanks to it. Has 3 side-effects, but not very important ones. It's also quite cheap. 2400 mg/day should improve your concentration!

hahaha, I was just dwelling on this issue today, as I finished the second last accounting exam (barely scraping through).
I think I'm done with modafinil. It's shit as a noot (it's not one anyway), it's no learning aid (actually makes you duller), even though you have more desire to get stuff done. I went to the docs yesterday, feigning ADHD symptoms, hoping to get some adderall - he referred to me to a psych as it's pretty strict with those things in Oz.

I know that part of the problem is that I'm a generalist, not a specialist. I can read for hours on history, philosophy, business - but in phases. I'm sure if I started an arts degree and was "forced" to study areas that I wasn't interested in at the time, I would still struggle.

I'm yet to try noopept and the racetams (ie *real* noots), but I'm convinced there's not gonna be a quick fix substitute for time management and discipline, good diet and exercise (the latter of which we often slack off from when busy with studies).

A very useful trick what works for me is just to actually start doing that specific task , for example, for 5 minutes (optional: and reward yourself for doing it). For example, If I have to do my homework which Iam not looking forward because its very difficult and time consuming and Iam not interested in that specific subject (for example a calculation related to chemical engineering which I know it will minimally takes 6 hours to finish it) I separate the big problem into smaller pieces, then start off small,like for 5 minutes with the easiest part (before that, aggressively cut off all the distractions - FB/mobile/TV.. don't just close the notebook.. log off from fb, turn the notebook off and unplug it from the power socket - It makes a big difference trust me. While you will be on your task it will be much less tempting to get back to your distraction cause you subconsciously know (and feel) that its energetically more consuming. All the small cut offs will add up) .. After starting and actually doing your easiest part of the task just for 5-10 minutes you will actually get uncomfortable to get away from it.. you release dopamine while accomplishing the easy parts and you will crave for more lol :D Dont take noots.. Make them your reward. For example after 1 hour of productive work you can take various noots and a coffee + a 15 min brake.. This will motivate you even more to continue on your task, since you have your noots on your side now lol :D and you just go on, and on on your dopamine gaining journey like this. You dont even notice and your homework is finished.
Also looking at your boring tasks with a different perspective helps a lot. For example, be happy that you will get smarter, that you will acquire and master a skill/knowledge which is very hard for many people to master it. Be happy and proud about leveling up.

So there are some controls you can put into place that will help you while you develop the mental toughness for delayed gratification. Which is what you really want. You can install plug ins on your browser(s) that will prevent you from visiting specific sites for more than x minutes a day, or not at all due in a time period. Sure there are work arounds, but the timer going off or the block message serve as a quick reminder that you need to focus on something else. Because I am a consultant I have to keep a time record of everything I do, so I use a time me app to keep track of all my activities. I basically touch the timer category as I start a task and touch it again when I finish and then enter notes to remind myself the things I completed. I have timers for non-work things to do I can understand where my time is being spent. One of these is social media, because it can become a time sink. The social media timer also has an alert that goes off after 10 minutes to remind me not to go too far down that rabbit hole. When I have a set of work that requires me to sit down and write code for hours at a time I use a pomodoro timer where I do max 90 minutes of work at a time (usually around 45 mins) and then take a 5 - 25 minute break (also timed) to get up, walk around, get a drink, etc. this helps me naturally break up work into smaller tasks and allows for planned interruptions. It also helps me stay focused on solving the laziness issue at hand, as I tend to want to build a rocket ship when the client asked for a bicycle. Last, active meditation REALLY helps focus. Just 20 minutes a day and after a couple of weeks you will see a difference.

I had to go to a specific class and not turn any other pc stuff on and wear non distracting clothes and such... I could never do homework at home. Find you zone and own it!!

1. Keep a schedule even if it is demeaning and pointless and stupid and fuckthat and jesus god it's awful
2. Just do it. Just do work. I know. I really do know, man. But the only way to beat procrastination is to not procrastinate. "There is no 'try', 'do'." Seriously though.

I know what you are talking about. I'm 45, was diagnosed with ADD a few years ago and yes feel like a lazy procrastinator. Meditation has helped me a lot (but you have to stick to the daily practice -and it takes weeks before you notice a difference), also self-hypnosis, and a ritalin whenever the to-do list gets long and too boring. I also haven't tried noopept, but I will. I was dissapointed with piracetam (no effect) and aniracetam (made me sleepy). Venlafaxine gives energy, really good nootropic for laziness but many people hate it and it is hellish to come off (for many, not all).

I have the same problem as you... Don't know if it's add or schizophrenia.. or the Devil started taking noopept today.. feeling much more relaxed as I am really nervous all the time too. I can be okay with being a lazy pig but I'd really love to enjoy doing stuff..... I am also hearing voices.

ok I certainly have similar long term laziness. peganum harmala and blue lotus has made a huge difference to my life but has not eliminated ALL of my challenges. That said, I would really like to hear from others with these challenges and to have them try it out daily for a few weeks to see how well it works for others and if it works for some challenges not others or when it works and when it doesnt after I tried wellbutrin , I visitted an endocrynologist who then gave me a prescription and I always prefer naturall sources so then researched the safer replacement to wellbutrin and it is Nymphaea Cerulea or egyptian blue lotus, the biggest obvious effect was / is on my readiness to deal with the outside world and my capacity for actually getting words out of my mouth. simple talking was greatly affected. even after smokin some canabliss, I can still talk.