How do you motivate yourself for a project?

I procrastinate, then end up not doing it. GQ

Er, you don’t work for a living yet, do you?

I start by doing small tasks that are easy but directly relate to the task at hand. I find that once I start building momentum it’s a lot easier to get into the meat and potatoes of the project.

Vitamin B-12…......since I can’t kick myself in the ass.

My head gets real foggy lately, so I have to clear that before I start, other wise, it aint gonna happen. I usually clear a foggy head by, well I dunno. What was the question? Who are you?

My motivation is procrastination.

Hype + List of small tasks that make up the overall project + Handclap = Let’s do this.

I’ve gotten an accountability buddy. He calls every few days to ask what I’ve been doing, and I do the same for him. It’s easier to crack the whip over someone else. As a matter of fact, we’re meeting tomorrow to go over what we’ve been writing so far.

Whoa Nelly, that would depend on the project. Some projects that are tedious but not very involved is hard to start, usually until you have to do it that it gets done. Necessity is another motivator, if you have to do something to be able to do something else then that is the motivator, i.e. you want to rebuild the engine in your ’68 Camero SS and you need space in the garage because you need to use the rafters to hoist the engine out you need to clean the garage before you can move in the car. If it is a project done with others then it is easier to do because you are coordinating with others so they lock in the start time. If the project is very intricate the more I want to have everything knuckled down and in place.