I am employing a method this year that works around the question of "for programmers" and focuses on a cycle of clean, then practice, then apply, where as I go

I am employing a method this year that works around the question of "for programmers" and focuses on a cycle of clean, then practice, then apply, where as I go up each level, I aim to be in a more intensive state than the previous, and most crucially, I do this each time I sit down to do project work. There is nothing stopping me from turning the practice phase into "work on problems from TAOCP" or something, but I've left it open to let me practice other things like 3D programs or music or other new software. Likewise the cleaning phase could mean "do dishes" or it could mean "uninstall software". The point is the mindset I'm bringing to the task and not the task.