Here's something to try: 20m chunks and breaks. And patience. Sometimes it takes a few empty cycles of 20m before breakthroughs begin. Once begun, they self-

Here's something to try: 20m chunks and breaks. And patience. Sometimes it takes a few empty cycles of 20m before breakthroughs begin. Once begun, they self-motivate. You don't have to crank through until something starts. And it might even be okay to let your mind wander during the 20 minutes. Then break. Take a few minutes, step away, go outside, pace around, glance at HN, anything. Back to the 20m. It's similar to a warmup at the gym when you're starting to do heavy sets. Here you're priming your mind. My philosophy is, the second you have to fight yourself / your mind (motivation), you've already lost.