Yeah that didn't work for me either. Try a really short pithy list:
* Take out the trash
Then 5 minutes later, congratulate yourself for getting your entire todo list done. If you are really ambitious, you can make a similarly pithy list for tomorrow, but do not do it until tomorrow; if you're anything like me that will lead to burn-out.
After a week or two, graduate to a list with two items on it. Don't worry about a month from now. You can reevaluate then.
* Take out the trash
Then 5 minutes later, congratulate yourself for getting your entire todo list done. If you are really ambitious, you can make a similarly pithy list for tomorrow, but do not do it until tomorrow; if you're anything like me that will lead to burn-out.
After a week or two, graduate to a list with two items on it. Don't worry about a month from now. You can reevaluate then.