How to Finish Boring Tasks

1. Pick a task.
2. Make a game out of it.

It's like this:

1. You have a project you have to do for Cllient XYZ.
2. You find it boring/repetitive/suck-o.

So, you continually put it off (i.e. procrastinating) until you're in trouble.

What do you do?

Make a @^^^%^&% game of it.

That is:

1. Pick "Client Task XYZ"
2. Set a timer for 5 minutes.
3. Play beat the clock.

Ta-frickin-da!

You've just made a boring task a fun game.

1. We human folks love games.
2. It's why cricket still exists.

ZING!

Rule of thumb: The more you game your workload, the more tasks you'll accomplish quickly/efficiently/with-@$^%^^%@%^@-style.

Make boring fun.

Game the mofosoko.

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