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Article snippet: Welcome to the Smarter Living newsletter. Editor Tim Herrera emails readers once a week with tips and advice for living a better, more fulfilling life. Sign up here to get it in your inbox every Monday morning. I am writing this sentence days after I wanted to finish this, and only a few hours before deadline. Not exactly the last minute, but close enough. Two weeks ago we talked about beating procrastination and getting stuff done. Clearly I still have a lot to learn. But I asked you all for your tips, and hundreds of you emailed or tweeted your best advice for starting tasks and getting across the finish line. (And some of you just wrote in to commiserate, which was lovely. We’re all just trying our best out here.) Many of your tips were fantastic. They were so good, in fact, that I wanted to share a few of my favorites: Susan Engelking: Each morning I write the words “I Will Feel Great About Today If I...” on a notepad. I list one or more things that will make me feel great if I do them that day — even if I accomplish nothing else. This is NOT a “to do” list. It is purely about creating the “reward” you describe — feeling great. Rhiana Rivas: A good tip that a friend of mine once gave me is the “Seven Minute Rule,” that is, if you can get it done in seven minutes (or less), do it — send the email to your boss, schedule the meeting, pack your lunch for tomorrow, clear off the clutter from your desk, take the recycling bin down to the basement, etc. Sahil Gupta:... Link to the full article to read more