dial a day goal from the example above. get yourself something that you can stack twenty of on one side of your desk. make it substantial, like a stack of coins or maybe even a stack of crisp two-dollar bills. each time you complete a dial, move one of the stack to the other side of your desk. when there are no more on the first side—you’re done.
in conclusion, don’t be afraid to play games with yourself if that is what it takes in order to get yourself to do something you don’t want to do. no shame in being honest with yourself, and it sure beats the feeling you 