Just Try A Little...

My grad school roommate had a wonderful philosophy on practicing when you don't feel like it: "just try a little." 5 minutes. 10 minutes. 15 minutes. If you don't get past that point, at least you tried (and some practicing is better than no practicing). But chances are 5 minutes will turn into 10, to 15, to 20, and maybe more, as getting started is often the hardest part.

Here's a neat blog entry from The Bulletproof Musician that does a great job explaining this.

http://www.bulletproofmusician.com/how-to-get-yourself-to-practice-when-you-dont-feel-like-it/