I was thinking about this this morning as I struggled to get started on something. Here’s some notes on this
- If you can’t get going on the thing you should be doing, get started on something else. Something you are interested in. Even better if it is something you need to do as well. At least this will get your started and give you momentum. After you have that momentum, you might find that you have enough momentum to move over and start working on the thing you should be doing.
- Are you tired/hungry/thirty? Sometimes taking care of the basic needs will help get you motivated enough to get started.
- Take the five minute approach. Say: I am going to work on this for five minutes, then stop. It’s hard to say: I can’t spare five minutes. I find once I do that, it helps me to get going.
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