17) is one one the easiest things that gets me motivated. I use minutedock for timetracking, and they allow me to set custom goals. e.g. "20 hours = pay morga

17) is one one the easiest things that gets me motivated. I use minutedock for timetracking, and they allow me to set custom goals. e.g. "20 hours = pay morgage, 40 hours = pay for everything" everything beyond that is luxury. Boy do I get motivated when I'm looking at not being able to pay my bills and end up just ignoring #1-16. I don't feel much happy, although I know, and my partner keeps telling me the importance of #1-16. The 5) dog thing is a good point, but I feel I need to be able to be responsible and therefor be able to maintain a proper schedule on my own. You're also talking about routines in 4) But probably like the OP, I sometimes get up at 9, sometimes noon, sometimes even later. Often my most productive work is in the evening hours, which is a bit meh. I would love to be able to be productive again during daytime. If I look at OP's post I'm reading my own book :(