How to Start Doing a Task You Don't Want to Do: There's a Surefire Way, and More Than One

07.02.2025 13:55

Every person has at least once faced the need to perform tasks that they don’t want to do at all.

Instead of putting off work until the last minute, try these life hacks.

For example, you can announce your plans to everyone.

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We are very good at lying to ourselves, but this trick doesn’t work with those around us.

You will definitely start doing what you have planned if you ask colleagues or friends to remind you about it and monitor the results.

An even more unpleasant task will help you overcome a hated task.

If you can’t force yourself to sit down to work, find another task that you find even less enjoyable to do and do it for a while – soon you will notice that the desire to deal with the main “debt” has increased many times over.

Another trick that dog trainers use is to reward their animals with treats for successfully completing a command.

You can also use tasty food or something else that brings you pleasure as a reward.

This could be a walk in the fresh air, an episode of your favorite TV show, etc.

If your reluctance to do a job is due to its complexity, ask for help.

Plus, the attention from others will be an extra motivation for you: it's easy to laze around when no one is watching, but it's a completely different matter when people around you are expecting you to do something important.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources


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