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Stop relying on motivation to do the hard task and instead tie it to identity: not I should follow up with that lead but I'm a person who never leaves a deal hanging. Decisions get easier when they flow from who you are.
Identity beats willpower every time, because you can run out of willpower but you can't run out of who you are.
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