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James_Miller comments on Life hack request: I want to want to work. - Less Wrong
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I have an internet connection. With it, I've surrounded myself with superstimuli. What could I possibly offer myself as a reward that's better than what I'll have if I stop working?
The reward doesn't have to be better, just different. Because of (5) your brain will be giving the chosen reward more prominence. Also, you could pick the best superstimuli you now have and consume it only as the reward. Finally, the reward won't be the only reason you work on the project, rather it will be an additional reason and so the reward, by itself, doesn't have to beat out all other superstimuli.
The best superstimuli are the ones that are scarce. I can only reward myself with reading the new Drowtales comic once a day. Still, that's once more than I do now, and I read a lot of webcomics.
I have a rss feeds to tell me when webcomics updated. I need it with the ones that don't update regularly. If I want to use this method, I'm going to have to get over whatever OCD impulse is forcing me to check every update as soon as possible.
I can apparently just hide the rss button. Doing things the easy way is awesome.
You could try using Archive Binge to moderate consumption of webcomics.