> Whenever you can’t motivate yourself to start working on something, think about the smallest thing you can perform and make it your only goal for the day. Th

> Whenever you can’t motivate yourself to start working on something, think about the smallest thing you can perform and make it your only goal for the day. This is also useful for side projects if you are under time pressure from more important things. Every day, spend ten minutes doing something that will move the project on and keep you in touch with it.