How Do You Motivate Yourself To Do Things That Are Necessary but Mind-Numbingly Dull?

Nik Motivation, Poetry, Productivity, Quora

*ahem*

A poem called Friday.

Friday oh Friday, how thee I loathe,
for Friday I clean out my collected trove.

A trove full of tasks so unbearably dim,
I pushed them to Friday on nought but a whim.

Collection bucket is the name of my dues,
but how do I pay them and not sing the blues?

’Tis simple enough, only I must remember,
what is my tedium is another one’s splendor.

For the dullest of tasks I shall bear with a grin,
if that’s all it takes to nourish me and my kin.

So put on some music and get to work with a whistle,
since you shan’t be remembered as a snob of dismissal.

Friday oh Friday, how lucky I am,
for you allow me to be a free happy man.

Nik

Niklas Göke writes for dreamers, doers, and unbroken optimists. A self-taught writer with more than a decade of experience, Nik has published over 2,000 articles. His work has attracted tens of millions of readers and been featured in places like Business Insider, CNBC, Lifehacker, and many others. Nik has self-published 2 books thus far, most recently 2-Minute Pep Talks. Outside of his day job and daily blog, Nik loves reading, video games, and pizza, which he eats plenty a slice of in Munich, Germany, where he resides.