I use my smartphone before doing important work. It should be a reward. What do?

[Manjushri]

title. I feel guilty now... Now I'm not motivated to do the grind, I already checked new messages, new email, new topic replies... 

I must change this. 

[ivankiss]

Your life IS the reward. You love grinding and doing what you do, don't you? You are passionate about it, aren't you? You also have all the time in the world to actualize your intentions, don't you? Does it matter then what comes first and what second? It is all about what you are already doing anyways. Don't judge yourself for not doing things when you think they should be done. Love your story  

[Manjushri]

@ivankiss Well, smartphone first thing in the morning (after a 10min ritual) doesnt sound like a good idea... there are always menial tasks or actualization which i could do and when im done reward myself with phone email/forum time. 

[ivankiss]

The smartphone is just a distraction. It is also you and necessary. You are trying to "distract" yourself from yourself. Try loving the distraction, it may make the distraction disappear sooner than you think and your work will carry on smoothly. The "issue" is on the mental plane. That is why it cannot be solved from there. Love is the answer, trust me. Or don't. Just love even deeper  Once you accept it all, you become actually free to choose what and when to do. Also, this might not be true at all. Just trying to help