Graphs help. If you can measure tasks completed and clocked time accurately, seeing that you've spent less productive time than yesterday can give you the kick

Graphs help. If you can measure tasks completed and clocked time accurately, seeing that you've spent less productive time than yesterday can give you the kick you need. I don't use this for personal projects, but I was an intern on a website fix-it team that used this method, and it was pretty damn effective.