Sometimes (if not at all times), the most challenging part of whatever you want to achieve is to get started. Especially for those who wish to achieve their best (hands up perfectionists!).
With these 10 incredibly effective ways to get to work, you will achieve this goal quicker!
Whether it is finishing an essay or getting your project for work done, this list will help you sit at your desk in peace and enjoy the thought of starting.
Once you start and follow these steps, you will see how easy and fun accomplishing anything by starting off on the right foot can be.
1) Just preparing a to-do list is enough to get you motivated
You do not always have to stick to it, you may amend it as you go through and see whether it works for you, but it is improbably helpful to get a paper and a pen and write down a list of all things to be done.
You will immediately realize that even by jotting words down, you will feel you have already done some valuable work.
If you are an obsessed perfectionist, write an hourly plan and stick to it during the day. It will help you avoid getting distracted with time-consuming acts as you have a pre-arranged rendezvous with yourself.
2) Do what matters least first (sounds unorthodox, no?)
They say, “eat the frog first,” which is just about right. However, we are all procrastinators (aren’t we?). How can you tick it off first when the most important thing is the one reason you are afraid to start and run circles around your task? With one simple twist.
You will begin your program just as planned. Still, you will set another timetable for all the unnecessary and unimportant to be done beforehand. If your to-do list is programmed to start at 8 a.m., Then you will begin your daily procrastination routine at 7 a.m.
You should do all the laundry, tidy your kitchen, and even hoover. Then when the clock hits 8 a.m., you will have no other excuses to start.
3) Make your scene an enjoyable one
Not all are lucky to set a desk in front of a calm lake or downtown lights from a skyscraper. Still, we all have all the necessary tools under our hands to make our desks appealing to look at.
Make sure everything you need is placed on your desk; you may have some greens or light a pretty candle and put a matching colored pencil holder to keep in your favorite tools.
If you enjoy diving into work as if it is a way to escape from the present moment, you may use calm music with a good incense stick. Creating a world in your little corner will be one reason to stick around longer.
4) Get your favorite drink ready
Not only to a man’s heart but to all hearts, the way is through the stomach. Whether a coffee or tea person, you should treat your stomach to send those positive signals for better concentration.
If you want to put your heart into what you are doing, you should make your taste buds happy. Getting your hot cup of delight and having that aroma fuming on your desk will keep you close to your working space.
5) Tackle one single task at a time
In other words: “use the power of ticking it off the list.” You must remember from college finals how you used to study one chapter at a time and most probably how good it felt just ticking the ones you have completed.
The little habits we gain while learning are the lifetime codes for getting things done. It is all about the motivation to get yourself motivated by these little tricks, as they give a sense of accomplishment.
A little applause is an ultimate push at the end of the day. Giving yourself the satisfaction of taking one more step toward the end goal will only get you going.
6) Reward yourself for each task accomplished
Did you want to have butter and jam toast? Or did you want to put your favorite meditation sound on and get to stretch that stiff neck? No doubt that video on Youtube in your WhatsApp group is calling you.
Whatever it is, you will have the time to check it, see it, and do it, as long as you use them as your little reward breaks, which will take the guilt of not working instead.
Thanks to the superb work you are keeping up, you will have them. Just keep up!
7) Get the blood flowing
You might be a person who enjoys a marathon when it comes to sitting down for work. Even so, reminding yourself to take short breaks to walk around is always a good idea.
You need to get your blood running to wake up and not feel stressed as you would after being still for a long time. You may use the popular (yes, still!) Pomodoro Technique and set the alarm on your phone to remind you to take a glass of water.
If you are a long-distance runner, set the time to 45 minutes instead of 25 minutes, as this technique usually suggests.
8) Use sticky notes to remind yourself why you are doing this
Think of these sticky notes as your little self-inspiring moments and stimulate the courage to carry on work.
You may take notes on why you are undertaking this task; you may write where you would like it to lead you or simply the number of end goals you would want to remember while you dwell in the details along the way.
Otherwise, those remarkable philosophers would always help you with a magical quote to boost motivation.
9) Prepare your desk for the next day as you finish
Tidy desk, tidy mind!
As you come to finalize your work day at your desk, look at the joyful mess created by the will power of yours and prepare your desk for the next day for your diligent self.
You will thank yourself the next day when it is time to start again as you will find it way more involving to sit at a desk that is comely and ready to be used. It is a way to thank yourself before finishing off and show self-respect at the next meeting.
10) Make sure to deserve your resting or partying night
Playing hard is only enjoyable after working hard. Nothing beats the satisfaction of a glass of water after a good sweat.
While you work, keep reminding yourself how delightful it would feel to put your back on that soft couch and put on your favorite series. Or get ready to be out and about for a rocking night out!
Work to be able to party in the perfect style of your own!
