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The Hack Technique

First pick your goals, then figure out which motivation hacks to use on the subtasks that lead to those goals—and then use far more of them than you need, so that you not only succeed, but that you do so with excitement and joy.

The Formula: Motivation = (Expectancy x Value) / (Impulsiveness x Delay)

  • Expectancy = confidence of success.
  • Value = how rewarding a task will be when you finish it & how fun it is when you’re doing it.
  • Impulsiveness = distractibility, how likely you are to put a task off and do something more pressing.
  • Delay = how far off the reward seems to be.

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