microtasks
The interesting thing about microtasks is that they are so well defined that typically they don't take much effort to accomplish. That means that you could do them when you have relatively low fortitude. If you start your day during the most difficult work, as long as you have a bunch of clearly defined microtasks, you can accomplish those later in the day. ^microtasks-are-easier
The hard work of planning vs. the meditative work of doing
You get an immediate reward by checking them off:
One type of micro task is the identification of other micro tasks. For example maybe you could spend 10 minutes to figure out the next 10 minute task to do