The major motivation hacking techniques I use—success spirals, precommitment, burnt ships, and being a task samurai—are all recommended in many places, including Piers Steel’s book, The Procrastination Equation, which details the motivation equation and dozens of clever research experiments used to develop it. Look there for more details and supporting science. Steel also suggests many other motivation-hacking techniques, most of which I have tried and found less useful for me personally. Some of them may work for you, though, so I’ll briefly list them here in case you’re looking for extra
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