Use the Power of the Notepad
Upon entering a hotel room, I grab the free pad of paper on the desk and make a list of the five things I want to get done before dinner. Then I draw a little empty box next to each.
There is a satisfaction in ticking off the boxes, that motivates to get work done.
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