{"id":8690,"date":"2019-03-27T01:41:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T01:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-i-get-into-that-first-part-of-work-i-always-struggle-with-actually-sitting-down-and-committing-to-a-task-but-once-i-am-focused-i-can-work-productively-how-can-i-motivate-my\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:28:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:28:20","slug":"how-do-i-get-into-that-first-part-of-work-i-always-struggle-with-actually-sitting-down-and-committing-to-a-task-but-once-i-am-focused-i-can-work-productively-how-can-i-motivate-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-i-get-into-that-first-part-of-work-i-always-struggle-with-actually-sitting-down-and-committing-to-a-task-but-once-i-am-focused-i-can-work-productively-how-can-i-motivate-my\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I get into that first \u2018part\u2019 of work? I always struggle with actually sitting down and committing to a task, but once I am focused I can work productively. How can I motivate myself to start that task I\u2019ve been putting off?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Carolyn W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I can also struggle with this. Key is to eliminate distractions. Grab a cup of tea and coffee, put your phone on silent or do not disturb mode, you don\u2019t want to have to reach for your phone to check things. Set a timer for the time you want to complete the task or start a deep work exercise on here and then put your phone at a distance that you can\u2019t reach. Devote yourself to the task and if any distractions arise write them down and carry on! You\u2019ll feel super proud when you complete the task! And I know this because I can struggle with focus and completing tasks a lot but this actually helps, bit by bit we\u2019ll get there! Good luck \ud83d\ude42 x <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-2327831086\"><div id=\"thefa-1920102105\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop wasting your life<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start living today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Oliver S.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Maybe you can break that task into smaller sub-tasks? The first small subtask may be easier to start with &#8211; and then you\u2018re in the flow&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Tim F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Preplan is the answer , then break it  down in smaller parts, easier to set small goals ,get them done and continue through the list <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">J Ssia Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Drink water. Make sure you dont have any food cooking or expecting to go out or ppl to come in. Take 3 deep breath and force you as down and do it because you can <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">William W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I set a certain amount of time that I will focus on work and plan what kind of fun things I will do during the break after that work time. It motivates me to work harder because there is a reward that I can look forward to.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carolyn W. I can also struggle with this. Key is to eliminate distractions. Grab a cup of tea and coffee, put your phone on silent or do not disturb mode, you don\u2019t want to have to reach for your phone to check things. 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