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* update my hosts file to block sites that suck me in (youtube, reddit and maybe even this one).

* listen to music with no vocals. For whatever reason, vocals distract me from thinking. I often use brain.fm or a "synthwave" set of songs on Spotify.

* write my ideas for architecture/code down on paper and check them off one-by-one. Then handwriting helps me.

Good luck!

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The list helps me a lot, if my tasks are linear. But I sympathize in general that it’s not always possible. Rewriting lists when I’m almost there seems to be key.

Breaking down “evaluate framework choices, by making small prototypes” was one I had the other day. First pass was discouraging, because I discovered 3 new frameworks in the course of executing my plan.

Makes sense. But I guess what ultimately worked was rewriting my list once I was half-way into a flow. Once I could actually see all of the puzzle pieces, some switch flipped.

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