Outsource it if you can. Otherwise I keep my brain entertained by multitasking while doing the boring thing : I’ll play a turn based RPG, or have German lesson

Outsource it if you can. Otherwise I keep my brain entertained by multitasking while doing the boring thing : I’ll play a turn based RPG, or have German lessons or a Knuth lecture playing. Or music. Theres a fine balance between distracting enough to keep your mind stimulated and engaged, and too distracting so you’re getting nothing done, so keep varying the task until you find one that clicks. Also time your work, for me these boring tasks are better to do slowly in the evening when I’m tired, so it becomes almost a meditative / wind-down work