How to do things you don't enjoy

How to do things that you don’t enjoy doing e.g. housework or study:

I call this the ‘ten minute on, ten minute off’ method. It does need a good book or a good television programme to be truly successful.

Despite the fact that we are in lockdown and I have nothing to do except walk the granddog I just can’t seem to get into gear and do all those things that I did last lockdown. The apartment was a bit of a tip but - I had a good book!

Set the timer for ten minutes and get on with the vacuuming, dusting, ironing, dishes or what is most in need of doing. As soon as the timer goes off, reset it and go and read your book or watch TV for ten minutes. When the timer goes off again, back to the housework. This really works as basically your mind knows their is a little treat in store for you ….

However, if you are using this for study, and again this really worked for me when I decided to do a degree in my 40’s - don’t ask me why - set the timer for half an hour and then just take ten minutes off before resetting for another half hour battle.