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Motivation Magic!
      Take out a sheet of paper and fold it in half lengthwise.  On the left, write down all the things you have to get done.
MUST DO:

Do math problems 1 to 16.
Work on Social Studies poster.
Practice violin.
     On the right, write down the things you really enjoy doing when you have the time.
MUST DO:                                  WANT TO DO:

Do Math Problems 1 to 16.         Play with the XBox.
Work on Social Studies poster.   Shoot some hoops.
Practice violin.                           Play with my dog.
                                                    Have a bag of popcorn.
                                                    Sketch a picture.
                                                    Play my guitar.
           Guestimate how long it will take you to do each of your must-dos.  After all, you don't want to run out of evening before you finish them.  If you spent every minute on your must-dos, how much time would you have left?  This is the time you can spend on your wanta-do's.
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