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That is an interesting approach! I've never tried that before–always work hard and then reward yourself later. Hmmm….makes me think!

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The Financial Blogger said:

I reward myself BEFORE doing anything hard ;-)

 

so I go on my Playstation before doing my hardest task for example. It puts me in a good mood and then, I don't see the task as a chore anymore ;-)

I don't really think it matters how you divide the tasks… Whatever works for you is the best way to go! Best of luck.

Personally, I like to try to knock off an easy task or two when I first get down to work; a nice quick victory to get my mind focused and scratch one or two things off my To Do list.  Then, I try to get down to business on a harder task (usually the one with the nearest deadline, though I've been known to do things that have farther deadlines if the rewards for completing them/consequences for failing to complete them are significantly greater).  I try to take little mini breaks while working, both to keep my sanity and try to stay recharged.

If I finish the hard task before it gets too close to the end of the day (and since I do most of my work at home, the end of the day tends to be when I'm getting ready for bed), I will generally relax for a short time, then start another hard task if time allows.  At the end of the day, I'll try to finish off a few easy tasks for a nice end of the day sense of accomplishment.  Overall, it's a task sandwich, easy, hard, then easy again.