You have to give yourself the time and space to settle into "The Zone." Obvious stuff: minimize distractions and interruptions. Allow the problem before to ass

You have to give yourself the time and space to settle into "The Zone." Obvious stuff: minimize distractions and interruptions. Allow the problem before to assemble itself and present itself to you. Then you become a scribe, working as fast as you can. In this state, I can sometimes write pages of code that run the first time (although not a recommended best practice, lol). As mentioned in another reply, this highly productive state is easiest to reach when you are working with familiar tools and aren't attempting anything too out of your comfort zone. This flow state is hard to come down from, so you will need to make sure that you give yourself time to come back to earth. Don't do this too close to an RL deadline, like bedtime. Your family may not get much out of you for an hour or so.