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I have escatly the same problem. I have the intelligence and the abililty to do well. I have a thirst for knowledge and am extremly interested in my feild. I just can't get myself to do work. Through the years I would do maybe one assignment per course and pass the rest on tests, I'm good a picking up stuff from class when I go so it works. As my classes get harder I can't possibly do this anymore so I'm forcing myself to do work. Something I find works for me is to set up a time limit for myself and work in intervals. What I do is set up a timer for fifteen minutes and during that fifteen I must work. Then when it runs out I'll set up the timer for X minutes to break. Then repeat. It's the only way I can get any work done.
Another thing I find that helps is mental imaging. I used to play alot of sports and im a competitive guy, very stubborn as well. So if I can picture my lack of work doingness as an opponent I can get myself to work out of spite for my opponent. Its a little silly but I'm damned if I'm going to let him beat me.
Its about knowing yourself and knowing what will push you do to this work. No magic cure though, its all you.
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