What is your number one hack for getting yourself motivated when things seem hopeless? by David Brooks

David Brooks

My hack is to do something, anything, that lets you feel like you’ve accomplished something. Make a to-do list of all the things you don’t feel motivated to do, putting “make a to-do list” as the first item. You then get to cross the first thing off the list and, poof, one in the win column! Or, get up and make your bed. There is a book by Admiral William H. McRaven called “Make Your Bed” which talks about how one simple task starts your day off with a win setting the stage for a successful rest of the day.