I feel no progress

Focus

Long projects rarely give you a sense of being done, so effort can feel like it disappears. Seeing progress — even small, visible markers of it — is motivating in its own right. These techniques make the work you've already done visible.

Techniques that can help (3)

Visual progressSome evidence

Don't Break the Chain

Mark each day you do a habit, and let the growing visible chain motivate you to keep going.

Try it in 1 min

TimeSome evidence

Pomodoro Technique

Work in 25-minute focused sessions separated by short breaks, with a longer break after every four.

Try it in 25 min

TimeSome evidence

Timeboxing

Give a task a fixed amount of time in advance, and stop when the time is up — finished or not.

Try it in 15 min

See these in the technique library