Discipline and reward are the solution for me. It sucks but you absolutely must prioritize getting that work done and off your desk as soon as possible. I tac

Discipline and reward are the solution for me. It sucks but you absolutely must prioritize getting that work done and off your desk as soon as possible. I tackle this work with the energy of a rabid dog, using my hate for it as fuel to work quickly. Afterwards, I make a nice cup of tea. It still sucks, but I am minimizing the total amount of time I spend with this type of work on my mind which has had ineffable benefits on my mental state If possible, get a coworker into the flow by working up drafts and having them review and provide feedback. while waiting for feedback, it isn't on your desk. If you have to provide your own feedback, still chunk and draft the work as if you were sending it to a coworker and then create a time-block for when to review it yourself. I have a lot of 'shallow work' right now as you describe. I am at a small business and I often get other peoples shallow work randomly dropped on my desk as well since my desk is also an operations overflow.