I find the main benefit is to actually start working on jobs that are necessary but unpleasant. For this I do a 15 mins work / 5 mins break. I tell myself "only

I find the main benefit is to actually start working on jobs that are necessary but unpleasant. For this I do a 15 mins work / 5 mins break. I tell myself "only 15 minutes, then a break". Then I can actually convince myself to start the unpleasant task, as I know I have an "out". It's a bit of a mind hack.