So, do you have one outstanding "hint" that helps you everyday?
I do and I call it the "One Thing Only" (OTO) philosophy. I first put it together hearing a statement saying "Never leave a room empty-handed" (Mary Lou Henning? The woman from Taxi tv show). What she meant was take one thing and put it away in another room as long as you're going that way.
This evolved for me into a philosophy of a "lazy" approach to my goals. For example, I may not want to clean the whole garage, but I'll just go out there and move 1-2 items. Before you know it, momentum builds and every day you're doing several things, and in a month, it's done! I wall-papered two rooms, just about at 15 minutes per day most days. Or everytime I walk by a certain area, I pull "one weed," but usually more. In no time, the entire area is kept weed-free and I'm looking for a new area.
I motivated my grandkids to "just pick up 3 toys for now," and usually, but not always, it's a breeze. When I don't want to walk, I say "I don't have to walk, just put on my shoes and step out the door." And I mean it, if I don't feel like walking, I come back in, but usually I do.
It also stems from an article I read once entitled "Lesson of the Cliff." A man's son was stuck while hiking on a precarious cliff and petrified. The father said "Can you take just one step?" Then another, then another and the kid got down that way.
Also, it is daunting to think I'll write a book, but I can write a sentence, paragraph, notes, or a bit of an outline, or do some research for just 10-15 minutes.
Ben Franklin said 'The hardest part of any job is starting." (Or "A job well-begun is half-done.") The OTO way eases you into it, imo.
What about you? Do you have an all time favorite assistance you use continuously?
Pat