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I don't try to avoid procrastinating.

Ok, that sounds wrong. Let me try again: I find that when I'm procrastinating about writing a particular piece of code, it's because there's something nagging at my subconscious telling me "this isn't the right way to solve this particular problems -- go away and think some more".

Once I know what the next step is and know that it's the right next step, I find that I don't procrastinate any more.

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Excellent advice, though not always compatible with scheduling, deadlines, or competition.

I agree. Most of the time I solve problems when I'm in the bath, or asleep, or doing something other than coding.

Getting in the zone and actually coding solutions up is great (Usually happens late at night when everyone else is asleep for me), but as you say, you need that downtime to think about the next problems.

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