1. The first thing that has really helped me out at work is sometime in the morning I message my boss something I am going to work on today, and at the end of t

1. The first thing that has really helped me out at work is sometime in the morning I message my boss something I am going to work on today, and at the end of the day send an update of how it went. That little bit of accountability gives me the motivation to do things where normally I'd think "I'll do it tomorrow", instead I end up doing something(s) every day. 2. If I'm having trouble getting myself to start on something: One thing I actually do when I need to make myself do something is in writing, break down the task into the first step, break that down into the first substep or prerequisite if needed, etc. until it's something I can do now, and writing things down as I work on them (sort of in an outline fashion). After a while I forget to update the list because I am finally deeply involved in working on the thing. But at the beginning the steps could be as small as "turn on computer." 3. I don't actually do this but it's probably a good idea. Pleasure prediction sheet. Take one of your thoughts (your post is a good source of thoughts you're currently thinking), like "I can't get excited about the tedious parts of my work, and I can't even get excited about _automating and eliminating_ the tedious parts of my work." Make 3 columns. Put some things you would do, either tedious or working on the automation. Second column, put a percentage from 0-100% of predicting satisfaction for doing it. Try doing them, then put actual satisfaction from 0-100%. Some that you think might be high could be low, and some that you think will be low could actually be high. It helps test your original thought. It could be for other things, like working on your game, playing the game that's coming out. There is also a version with another column for who you're doing the activity with (if any). https://feelinggood.libsyn.com/074-five-simple-ways-to-boost-your-happiness-part-1-the-pleasure-predicting-sheet https://feelinggood.libsyn.com/074-five-simple-ways-to-boost...