Rewarding Yourself

To get what you want out of life you need to work through unpleasant stuff. Whether you’re building a company, learning a new skill, or simply doing your job there is always a point where the fun and novelty go away and you have to grind to get to the other side. But as human’s, we can’t grind and buckle down forever.

We need to have some sort of reward to get through the hard times that last a long time. Finding ways to reward yourself for slogging through unpleasant work is a great way to improve your productivity and overcome the resistance that grows when there is no end to the tough challenges in sight.

Treating yourself to a desert or a drink while you work, or setting up a reward that you will have once you are done feels a bit weird, but is surprisingly effective and helping to get stuff done.