Title: Get Motivated / Increase Value
On every note of this deck, unless a note says otherwise:
Source: The Procrastination Equation by Piers Steel

Activity: Find Meaning
NextAction: Answer: how does this connect to your major goals?
Notes: Also, periodically set and review your major life goals.
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Find Flow
NextAction: Match difficulty with skill. Too easy? Make it harder. Too hard? Make it easier.
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Create Competition
NextAction: Find a way to make this competitive.
Notes: Compete against yourself or against others. Turn it into a game.
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Get Energy
NextAction: Find a way to get your blood moving.
Notes: e.g. splash cold water on your face, listen to energetic music, eat well, do some jumping jacks
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Create a Reward
NextAction: Decide how you will make this situation more rewarding; how you will reward your success.
Notes: e.g. have a small treat after every hour of work
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Get Enough Sleep
NextAction: Determine if you're getting enough sleep. Quickly make a plan on how you will improve your sleep quantity and quality.
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Exercise Regularly
NextAction: Exercise right now, or determine when you will next exercise and how you'll ensure it will happen.
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Take Genuine Breaks
NextAction: If needed, take a genuine break. Stretch your body. Look at something else, do something fun.
Notes: Warning: only do this if it's truly needed; don't use it to procrastinate!
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Use Productive Procrastination
NextAction: Identify what you can avoid doing by doing this.
Notes: e.g. I'd much rather work on this than do my taxes
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Add Accountability
NextAction: Find a way to make yourself publicly accountable.
Notes: Tell someone about it; tell them when it will be done.
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Mix Bitter and Sweet
NextAction: Identify a long-term intersts to combine with a short-term gain.
Notes: e.g. listen to your favorite songs when studying, workout with a close friend
Timestamp: March 2013

Activity: Find Passion
NextAction: Identify how this is connected to things you are passionate about.
Notes: Know what you are passionate about—what you find intrinsically motivating.
Timestamp: March 2013