Three Winning Ways to Get Some Instant Short-Term Motivation
There is a lot written about getting motivated in order to achieve long term goals such as losing weight or getting rich and that’s all well and good, but what about short term motivation? Specifically those situation when you’re struggling to get the will to complete a boring or otherwise disagreeable task. Things like dealing with a mound of boring paperwork or getting the gardening done. It’s not procrastination since you’ve actually started the task. It’s just that your will to continue is being zapped by the banality of the task in hand.
The first way to get yourself going again is to take a break. Take a few minutes out, go for a little walk and get some air or maybe just have a nice cup of tea. Refresh the thoughts in your brain and say positive thing to yourself such as “Right Ho, Let’s Go!” Just remember to strictly limit the time of the break, otherwise you’ll never get back to work. I know this method may sound a little cheesy, but trust me it does work.
Secondly, look to the prize. In this case the prize might be home time, break time or some other daily event that you look forward to. In the case of house work, it could be the six pack of beer waiting for you when you finish the chores. The sooner you finish the sooner you can be doing something more to your taste.
Lastly, see if it is possible to split up your boring task in to more manageable segments. This way you can mix the tasks you like with the ones you don’t so that you aren’t stuck doing the same boring thing all day long. Bleh!
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