How to Avoid Self-Rewarding and Commitment Contracts

Temptation bundling, self-rewarding and commitment contracts are tricks you play on yourself. You sweeten the goal promoting activity with a few perks or punish yourself for failure - but the core activity remains as unpleasant as ever. Choosing want-to goals for which you have intrinsic motivation rather than have-to goals that only have extrinsic motivation is key to staying motivated in the long run. Find activities that promote your goals and which are also enjoyable at the same time.