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The Inside View

Very often, when we look at a task, we take the outside view by forgetting about the emotional component. And that's how something we may actually enjoy becomes a chore.

  • The inside view requires you to focus on the middle of the task that you know you usually enjoy, not on starting the task.
  • In tasks where the inside view is worse than the outside, think about the feeling of accomplishment you'll have after it's done.

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