4-2-21

It can't be all work and no play. Our Friday edition is all about getting your weekend started off right. We'll be back to the marketing first thing on Monday. Be sure to always enjoy responsibly. 

Jon Rafman has an interesting hobby. He scours Google Street Views and posts all sorts of funny and weird findings. 

Beat Procrastination 

We're sure you've heard of a lot of different ways to be productive.But, have you heard of this?It's called the 'house arrest strategy.'The 'house arrest strategy' was developed by Victor Hugo in 1830 so he could finish writing his book. He basically locked himself in his house. You don't have to go to that extreme. Here's how to beat procrastination using the house arrest strategy: 

• Write down a deadline in the near future: make it short enough to force you to take immediate action and long enough to finish your task.

• Create negative consequences for inaction: miss a deadline? Do 100 pushups (or something like that).

• Design your desired future action: 'put something in place today that will ‘lock in’ your actions tomorrow.' Example: shredding or locking up your credit cards to avoid debt.

Today's Challenge

Are you having a hard time with a project or task? See if the 'house arrest strategy' helps. 

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