My favorite technique to knock things off my to-do list:
Batch them.
Resistance comes after us all. And the temptation to refresh the Slack or Inbox to find the next distraction always lingers.
When you can make the space for getting real work done, capitalize by batching out those heavier lifts.
Frankly, it doesn’t even need to be a heavy lift, it can be the thing that has the heavy impact.
After that first task is completed, you’re effectively removing the friction to make change. You’ve already crossed that barrier once, now strike again.