[cstoner]

Not OP, but I give myself a little reward. Specifically, I "X" out the task on my daily task list. I take this so far as to add items I just completed to my list just so that I can mark them off.

It's stupid, but it works. At least for me. I think it comes down to 2 different types of positive reinforcement:

1. It feels good to mark a task done. 2. It feels good to look at a list of all of the things I did that day, even if they were the size of taking out the trash.

[btilly]

Yup. Reward early, reward often.

50 small rewards works better than one giant one. Even if the 50 small rewards were just + points TOWARDS getting the one giant one.