What are some hacks to motivate yourself to do something not interesting?

I use a reward system most of the time. So there’s something that I really want to do, and I don’t allow myself to do it until this unpalatable task is dealt with. I also like to use the Pomodoro approach where you work for an extended period of time say 25 or 45 minutes, then take a 15-minute break, then do another intense 25 or 45 minutes work.

Remember & envision the end results I’m aiming for, and use that as a means to get to the end, when the journey’s not interesting

I choose a reward to give myself after. If it’s something I really don’t want to do, I’ll tell myself “okay, once this is done I’m going to give myself a 15 break.” The sooner it’s done, the sooner I can have a break! Sometimes I’ll have a little bit of chocolate as a reward, sometimes it’ll be a treat like booking a massage.

Giving myself a reward afterwards. Examples are a glass of wine (or 2), a piece of candy, a 10 minute lay day mini nap, cuddles with my dog, anything like that that will make me happy for accomplishing the task I am not interested in

When it come to doing something boring, I will remind. Myself why I am doing it. Like for example when I run, I imagine myself with 6 packs afterwards.

It isn’t a question of hacking to motivate yourself to do something not interesting, it is simply that your life has purpose. Purpose includes performing well with uninteresting environments, texts, people, activities and the like. Purpose is akin to duty in this regard.

I love making boring monotonous tasks into a game...i time myself and try to beat my last time, or i try to make up the most streamlined way to do a multistep process and have a song/chant/rhythm that I make it into.

I learned from a wise person that the uninteresting tasks are part of what makes the big fun thing. By remembering that it’s all part of the same goal - even if you have to convince yourself that washing up is linked to a big fun activity you’ll do later - it actually works. Also finding a game in whatever task it is. It sounds childlike but if I can make any task a little bit more fun, it becomes so much easier to do. I stop focusing on it being a negative and before you know it, I’m all in.

I would first ask yourself why you need to do it? If it’s exercise, for example, find something you like that is active if you don’t like lifting weights. You can play basketball, climb, run with your dog, etc... if it isn’t a health goal or something like that, maybe just spend your time on something more interesting to you.

Set a reminder to complete it, and then get it done before your reminder goes off! It makes me feel great to take the initiative before my alarm reminds me, adding fuel to the fire of the change!