I thought each article revealed itself to be obvious garbage within the first paragraph or two. What do you think?

There was some nonsensical gibberish, like this:

In particular, I see the primary relationship as being more intense, but usually shorter in duration, rather than a question of “how much sex can we have?”

But mainly what I mean is that within a couple sentences you can tell it's in the "internet garbage" genre. E.g.

Some writers are better at discovery writing than others. Some are better at plotting. Many writers use a combination of both techniques. There are even writers who are good at both, but they are rare.

This might not be for you, but I found http://mindingourway.com/ to be very helpful in terms of finding motivation.

The other main thing I'd target would be to spend time around people who make you feel excited about stuff. Don't try to do it alone.