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Not OP, but I give myself a little reward. Specifically, I "X" out the task on my daily task list. I take this so far as to add items I just completed to my list just so that I can mark them off.

It's stupid, but it works. At least for me. I think it comes down to 2 different types of positive reinforcement:

1. It feels good to mark a task done. 2. It feels good to look at a list of all of the things I did that day, even if they were the size of taking out the trash.




Yup. Reward early, reward often.

50 small rewards works better than one giant one. Even if the 50 small rewards were just + points TOWARDS getting the one giant one.




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