My motivation was that if I studied as much of the syllabus as I could for a few hours, I could take a break and watch some TV for a half hour. That actually helped, and I got a lot more work done than I thought I would. Good luck to you!
Go to your nearest McDonald's and watch the workers for half an hour. That should be motivation enough.
When I was in college as an undergraduate, I was a pre-med student. My motivation for study during finals was trying to ace the final so that I could get an "A" in the course and eventually get into medical school. Well, I didn't get into med school, but I still had the motivation to try.
If there is a reward or payoff for studying, you can't help but be motivated to study.
My main motivation before is..i like challenging myself..i take exams as a challenge, how far I can go about it!..that itself keeps me going..and the fact that it is also for ego thing ..you like to be at least do good...and just be one of the best out there hahahah.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.