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Starting A Difficult Task
- Getting good at starting a difficult task is a powerful skill to acquire, and if we can just start the task, half the battle is won already.
- Fear, stress, uncertainty and a feeling of inadequacy make it hard to start a big task.
We need to shift our thinking and take the task as an opportunity, an adventure, a playground to do something useful and fun.
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Start The Shift And Accomplish The Difficult Task
- Pick a big task that is important and meaningful to you.
- Find a way to make the task enjoyable and meaningful at the same time.
- Break the task into smaller subtasks that are easier to start.
- Remove all distractions like your smartphone notifications, browser windo...
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The Art Of The Start
- Challenge yourself to accomplish a big task once a day, for five days a week, and take it to four weeks.
- Keep a journal to record what works and what does not.
- Do a review and learn from your journal or from other people who follow your progress.
- Make it a shared ...
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