I need some strategies for motivating myself. I’m really lucky I WFH but sometimes I drag my feet on unpleasant work tasks and then I end up feeling like I never stop working. How can I get started and get crossing things off my list to happen? Some days I’m lucky and hit the ground running. I’m off today. Any help appreciated!

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I like the "eat the frog" strategy. I start my day with my worst tasks because I have the most energy in the morning. That way I'm done with my least favorite parts of my job before noon and I can spend the rest of my day wrapping things up, following up with people, and tying up loose ends. I also give myself a hard stop time. If I'm not done by five, it'll get done tomorrow. Otherwise I'll never finish working.

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I’m going to try for this tomorrow!

Keep hydrated and eat healthy, make your work interesting in dealing with it. Have a coffee in the ofternoon. Of course get the important and hard tasks done in morning.

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Thanks!!!

Some days are just off days. I have them too. I try to make a list of top tasks, do the unpleasant ones first, and then it’s a little smoother sailing from there.

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True.

Eat the frog, do the hardest tasks first. I say this as someone who has procrastinated all morning.

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Thanks!

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