I use ToDoist as my brain. It reminds me that even if I don't want to do it, it's cat litter day. At least there is a small satisfaction in checking the box. Plus, when I forget about things (which is going to happen), at least it's in there to remind me that I forgot I promised Joe I would take a look at that thing. I use timers for focus time, my favorite is Bear Focus Timer (BFT) and I also set my phone to a special focus setting if BFT is open that allows only a select few people interrupt me. On the other side of things, I like to play games... I hate unloading the dishwasher, I don't know why. But I will start a cup of coffee with the Keurig and then try to beat the time by getting the dishwasher completely unloaded before it's done. Often I'm done well ahead of time and will reload it, and possibly wipe the counters down. It's a dumb game but it works. (similar things are in Dani's book which I just got in the mail a couple weeks ago!)
I use ToDoist as my brain. It reminds me that even if I don't want to do it, it's cat litter day. At least there is a small satisfaction in checking the box. Plus, when I forget about things (which is going to happen), at least it's in there to remind me that I forgot I promised Joe I would take a look at that thing. I use timers for focus time, my favorite is Bear Focus Timer (BFT) and I also set my phone to a special focus setting if BFT is open that allows only a select few people interrupt me. On the other side of things, I like to play games... I hate unloading the dishwasher, I don't know why. But I will start a cup of coffee with the Keurig and then try to beat the time by getting the dishwasher completely unloaded before it's done. Often I'm done well ahead of time and will reload it, and possibly wipe the counters down. It's a dumb game but it works. (similar things are in Dani's book which I just got in the mail a couple weeks ago!)