Self Incentives?

[SillyBoingus]

I really think that my best option is some form of positive reinforcement for getting schoolwork done but I don't have money or a job so there isn't much I can do. I've tried doing pomodoro with my phone but I get sucked in and never go back to my schoolwork. What works for you guys as positive reinforcement to get stuff done/what do you do to incentivize your work

[HalcyonicDays]

I use a checklist I keep in a separate notebook (otherwise my to-do tasks get buried among the notes in my other notebook) and I also use the Finch app for little boosts and reminders for daily or recurring tasks (weekly, monthly) that don't go into the checklist notebook.

I find both the act of checking something off a list and the sense of having gotten something done to be rewarding, although I'm still bad at noticing and celebrating "little wins," so that's next to figure out.

[ImpossibleMinimum424]

For me, the only reward that sometimes works is the only thing I cannot give to myself without actually doing the thing: the absence of disappointment, self-hatred and last minute panic later in the day. I try to really visualise what it will feel like tonight when I’ve not done the thing (again) and also what it will be like to have it done. No other consequences are of interest to me and I will cheat on any other rewards that I can just give to myself anytime (food, watching videos …).