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I will block out time on my calendar each day for similar tasks. For example, in my practice I am not the best at returning calls, so I block out time day for making and returning calls. If you accept that everything on your calendar is an promise, either to yourself or someone else (in the case of an appointment), you might find it much easier to know out ...
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The answer provided by @aszekely is perfect. I will just add some tips I derived form my own experience of fighting (successful) with procrastination - and daily routine in particular.
Try ... buying a plant (flower)!
As far as I can judge from your question, what you want is to try to produce the same psychological effect for completing small tasks as if ...
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I often have tasks that can't simply be "completed" as well, for example "Learn this software framework" or "Make archery a hobby". In my view, these are really projects, and not tasks. So, while you can complete a project, you can't just "do the project". You have to break it down into elements which you can do. I have a few suggestions to use to help ...
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Although studies have shown that we need around 8 hours of sleep everyday, in real life, we are left with only a fraction of that to compensate for work, school, and family demands.
As a sleep-deprived animal myself, what has been effective for me through experience are:
1) Waking up earlier to study/work instead of sleeping later
Our minds are clearer ...
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Sleep is important too, and your studying will go better with adequate sleep. However, if you don't have time for classes, gym, eat, chores, study, and sleep, then something has to give. Maybe no or shorter gym time on nights where there is a lot of study needed, maybe some chores put off until the next day, maybe some sleep is sacrificed some nights. ...
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Build it into a habit. Set up a cue for it, e.g. Friday night. Set a reward, e.g. an episode of your favorite show, a favorite game, or a special dessert. Then do the task upon the cue and end it with the reward. In time, you'll automatically do it.
Note that the reward is critical to this, but it doesn't have to be a major one. Febreze is sold almost ...
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For me listening audiobooks works best.
On normal free time I can't do that, because I'm usually falling asleep and loosing track of plot. On the other hand, I'm also loosing plot when I'm doing creative work. But time when I'm washing dishes, cleaning room, preparing meals etc. is perfect for listening audiobook. If book is interesting, trick works like ...
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