4 ways to hack your motivation and get more done

It’s about tapping into your brain’s natural love of closure. These four tricks can get you started.

Popular productivity tools like to-do apps and task-management trackers are great for scheduling your day and organizing your projects, but you’ll likely have days when you just don’t feel motivated. This mindset is ripe for procrastination or distraction, which can keep you stuck no matter what tool you use. Fortunately, you don’t have to rely on willpower alone.