Draw up a chart to track your progress, which you can look at every morning; or tell your family and friends about your deadline; or (though this is extreme) like J.K. Rowling did, check into an expensive hotel so that your hard work can justify your expense. Peter Shankman, an entrepreneur, discovered that he had the longest chunk of uninterrupted time when he was on a long flight, with no distractions. So when he signed a book deal, he booked a round-trip business class ticket from the US to Tokyo, writing without a break on both flights, with a short break for a breath of fresh air just
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