[MinaciousGrace]

you guys are all approaching the problem incorrectly

self discipline and motivation techniques are predicated on the assumption that he cares about the results of doing well in school, whatever they may be for him

he needs to first figure out whether he actually cares about being motivated or whether he thinks he should care because the people around him do/expect him to

to me it looks like he only barely gives enough shits to loosely convince himself that he gives a shit, not saying that's a bad thing but seriously the first step is for him to be honest with himself