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Though not applicable to every job situation out there, I found the biggest leap in productivity for me was to crate a rule of "write down 3-5 things you must do today. When those are complete, you are done working for the day".

I find myself completing the tasks around lunch, and aggregately accomplish 2-3x more than when I had fuzzy goals. Procrastination is limited, knowing I can (go to gym/eat with kids/play golf) when the work is complete.

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you need to reward yourself, it is part of our makeup to need the pleasure part of the brain to fire after work and to activate the reward pathways (like dopamine being released post-exercise). If you aren't firing it is because you aren't interested in the work or the payoff.

I motivate myself to do the mundane tasks by using some sort of reward. I do it with cigarettes, you should probably pick something else.

This is exactly the philosophy behind LazyMeter. We help people focus on one day at a time and feel accomplished. It's all about working towards a clear goal. http://www.lazymeter.com

We automatically build your daily to-do list, and we provide the only workflow that lets you clear out your to-do list everyday. We also show you your progress add up. It's very satisfying.

I was a chronic procrastinator before co-founding LazyMeter. Now, I get more done in less time, and enjoy my evenings without worrying I've forgotten something. We have over 12,000 users so far.

This looks like a bare-bones version of GTD. Which may be better than the more complicated versions e.g. doit.im.

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