Reframe your task and its deadline
- Reframe your task into a challenge. “What if you got this work done before lunchtime?
- Challenge yourself to stay focused on a single task for as long as possible: … try a count-up timer. See how long you can remain on task. See if you can beat your last record…
- Work away from your desk. " it’s a lot harder to believe I’m doing “real work”.
- Changing your attitude toward the task. Think of your task as something you want to get done, to help adjust your motivation to be more internal.
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