Ask HN: Have you found any unusual hacks for motivation [that work]? 5 points by Uptrenda 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] m463 1y ago ↗ At the end of the day, instead of pushing to finish something, stop before finishing.The next day you will easily get started to wrap it up, and then you have momentum for more things.
[–] neofrommatrix 1y ago ↗ Visualizing failure has helped me. It’s well researched, I believe.Andrew Huberman popularized this recently, but I realized I have been using it from much before that and did not even realize it.
[–] throwaway888abc 1y ago ↗ Remember Why You StartedBe honest with your self, maybe gentle, and answer this simple question:Why are you doing the thing you are doing NOW ?
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 17.5 ms ] threadThe next day you will easily get started to wrap it up, and then you have momentum for more things.
Andrew Huberman popularized this recently, but I realized I have been using it from much before that and did not even realize it.
Be honest with your self, maybe gentle, and answer this simple question:
Why are you doing the thing you are doing NOW ?