I discovered this as a trick when I was a teenager. I realized that when the guy ahead of me in Math class asked me to explain something, even if I wasn't sure

I discovered this as a trick when I was a teenager. I realized that when the guy ahead of me in Math class asked me to explain something, even if I wasn't sure my ego kicked in and my brain automatically went in overdrive to try and help him solve the problem, or perform an explanation. I actually now use this trick: when I am blocked on a hard problem, or I find myself losing motivation, I imagine someone I would want to impress asking me the exact question, and spend 10s visualizing the scenario. It works!