Comments on: Nickel and Dime Your Way to Motivated Bliss http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/nickel-and-dime-your-way-to-motivated-bliss/ Goal Setting and Productivity for People Who Like Technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:06:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: SpiKe http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/nickel-and-dime-your-way-to-motivated-bliss/comment-page-1/#comment-26001 SpiKe Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:47:41 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/nickel-and-dime-your-way-to-motivated-bliss/#comment-26001 Nice idea, we are often encouraged to break down goals and work in small increments, but I've never thought of applying it to habits and building motivation. SpiKe <a href="http://www.mallosworld.co.uk/organize-it/" rel="nofollow">Organize IT</a> Nice idea, we are often encouraged to break down goals and work in small increments, but I’ve never thought of applying it to habits and building motivation.

SpiKe
Organize IT

]]> By: Chris Butterworth http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/nickel-and-dime-your-way-to-motivated-bliss/comment-page-1/#comment-25999 Chris Butterworth Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:26:54 +0000 http://www.persistenceunlimited.com/2007/08/nickel-and-dime-your-way-to-motivated-bliss/#comment-25999 I used to have a problem of adding way to much onto my daily todo lists, which would cause me to feel overwhelmed - everyday I would add more than I completed! Add in the unscheduled phone calls & emails, and I was going crazy just trying to keep up. A few months ago I began using something similar to this, and it's worked great! First I need to have a tangible reward - something reasonably priced that I really want, generally in the $100 to $200 range. Then, at the beginning of each week, I list out my 25 most important things I want to accomplish. I might have 50 or more items, so I have to think about which are the most important (realizing that everything else is mostly clutter!) Then, at the end of the week, if I've crossed off all 25 items on my list, I give myself $20. Over the course of a couple of months the little rewards add up, and it feels really good to buy a new ________ when I've "earned it." I used to have a problem of adding way to much onto my daily todo lists, which would cause me to feel overwhelmed – everyday I would add more than I completed! Add in the unscheduled phone calls & emails, and I was going crazy just trying to keep up. A few months ago I began using something similar to this, and it’s worked great!

First I need to have a tangible reward – something reasonably priced that I really want, generally in the $100 to $200 range. Then, at the beginning of each week, I list out my 25 most important things I want to accomplish. I might have 50 or more items, so I have to think about which are the most important (realizing that everything else is mostly clutter!) Then, at the end of the week, if I’ve crossed off all 25 items on my list, I give myself $20.

Over the course of a couple of months the little rewards add up, and it feels really good to buy a new ________ when I’ve “earned it.”

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