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Originally Posted by MattFYF  Get other people involved so that if you were to fail, you'd get a lot of disapproval from said people. Disappointment from human beings = huge effect on emotions. If you know you're seriously going to make your friend Sally Smith upset by not completing your goal, you're more likely to go through to completion. |
I like it. Not sure how to apply it to studying, though. Unless I kind of meet up with someone like once per week to compare our progress on the same material.
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Originally Posted by MattFYF Schedule the day to the point where you know exactly what you're supposed to be doing at any given time. Break up large tasks into 10 to 15 minute blocks. I've done this before with periods of ~3 hours when I know I have to get through some unpleasant tasks (like... blog advertising). Each block is like a mini-benchmark, and after I complete a couple of blocks I don't want to quit until I'm completely finished.
So... kind of like GTD, deciding on all your action steps in one swoop, but also scheduling them out in increments. |
Interesting.
My idea above about specifying specific hours as work hours no matter what seems to be a good compromise. It gives me the freedom to be able to choose what I'm doing, choose the next action, but yet I still am certain that I'm working during those hours.
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Originally Posted by MattFYF You could always use money.  Make a pact with your friends; "If I don't do X, I'll give you $50.", or some obnoxious amount where you don't want to lose the money. Or you could promise to do humiliating things in public... like "If I don't do Y, I'll go to McDonalds dressed up as The Hamburglar!" 
(The latter might not work if you have low self-confidence!  ) |
Cool; I like that idea, too.
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Originally Posted by MattFYF You can always take control of what you own yourself - for example, you could change your bedroom to be more motivating by making a "look book" of pictures that inspire you, read inspiring quotes while online, make your room look more "serious" altogether, etc. |
Good ideas. Thanks.