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Am I having fun now?Is this important?
important?
(85 – X) x 365
fun?
What does dopamine feeeel like?
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Am I having fun now?Is this important?
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I’m having fun.I’m on task.
Am I having fun now?
Is this important?
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I’m having fun.I’m not on task.
Am I having fun now?
Is this important?
Beware dopamine tricksters!
• Instagram• Gambling• Shopping• Video games
Determine in Advance When You’ll Check Email and Facebook Tomorrow
StayOnTask app
The best defense against the manipulation of our attention is to determine for ourselves – in advance - how we want to invest it.
- E. Goldberg
What’s a To-Do list for anyway?
Weekly Overview
10-Minute Morning Review
Where will I most likely feel distracted today?
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I’m not having fun.I’m on task.
Am I having fun now?
Is this important?
Increase salience
Increase salience
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easy hard
If It’s Harder than a “3” Find Some Way to Make It Easier
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Assign separate due dates for smaller parts of big projects
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Use extrinsic reward creatively
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I’m not having fun.I’m not on task.
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Is this important?
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