1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.auAlan Henryhttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/alanhenry-usa/Reward Yourself For Starting Difficult Tasks To Stay Motivated Enough To Finish Themrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iKtg99qxrB"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/reward-yourself-for-starting-difficult-tasks-to-stay-motivated-enough-to-finish-them/">Reward Yourself For Starting Difficult Tasks To Stay Motivated Enough To Finish Them</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2011/09/reward-yourself-for-starting-difficult-tasks-to-stay-motivated-enough-to-finish-them/embed/#?secret=iKtg99qxrB" width="600" height="338" title="“Reward Yourself For Starting Difficult Tasks To Stay Motivated Enough To Finish Them” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="iKtg99qxrB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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When you’ve finished all of the work you normally have to do and are left with only the toughest, most undesirable tasks left, consider rewarding yourself for mustering the effort to get started-it’ll go a long way towards making sure you’re content enough to finish the task at hand.