The Competitive Spirit
You do your best work when you have a competitor in mind and can measure your success in terms of factual information - for example, being the best blogger by having the highest number of site visits.
You can optimize productivity by charting and graphing work completed. Keep track of fulfilled duties in a concrete manner.
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