Ask HN: How do YOU get done what you know you "should" be doing?

I, and many people I know, have a problem enforcing higher-order volitions. I "want to want" to work on projects, but when it comes time to work on them, I always would rather read news or play a game. I know it would be better for me to just do the work, but for one reason or another I end up not doing it.

Therefore, I'm wondering what you guys do to force yourself to get work done. I realize there are things written about this, I'm just hoping you'll know something I haven't read yet.