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Sit perfectly still and actively refuse to engage with any tempting distractions until you give up out of boredom and do the thing you need to do
I tried this a few times, but I usually just ended up staring at the wall for several hours
Impressive mental fortitude
Extremely entertaining internal monologue
Although it might work, this would burn so mich mental energy for me
It's only to be used as a last resort
this is why my game updates on the community are the same game only slightly further along
I read someone say they sit and state at the white ceiling. Just the thought of doing that is enough to get me started.
Staring at the wall has been huge for my productivity.