A few ideas: - Don't do large tasks. Spending more time up-front breaking down a large task into smaller, more-manageable tasks might help. This is something t

A few ideas: - Don't do large tasks. Spending more time up-front breaking down a large task into smaller, more-manageable tasks might help. This is something that many engineers struggle with, but there are huge advantages to this kind of discipline that go beyond taming your concentration issues, so this could be valuable in more ways than one. - As others have said, go for a walk. There's something about activating our peripheral vision and looking from side to side that activates different parts of our brains and makes us more creative. It's even used as a therapeutic technique (EMDR) for dealing with PTSD. - Find non-project tasks that you can do to fill less productive gaps. Do code reviews, go back to old projects and fill-in additional test coverage, play with some new technology/tool...a lot of teams neglect hygiene tasks anyways, so you may benefit from acknowledging your weaknesses and trying to make the best of it. - Offer to pair with engineers for the rest of the day. If you know you can't be productive for that time period on your own, perhaps you can add value as an extra set of eyes. - Don't fight it, embrace it. There's a mantra in startups to embrace your limitations. As engineers, we're not nearly as good at problem solving when we have no constraints. But when there's some real-world concern that points us in a particular direction, it's often easier to find the right solution. So look at this the same way. Don't beat yourself up about it. Be kind to yourself and accept that it's just a reality. Once you do that, put on your engineering hat and think of how best to deal with an unideal situation. Because situations are never ideal in the real world. - Learn to meditate, particularly anapana meditation where you train yourself to concentrate on nothing but the breath. Concentration is a skill that can be practiced. It may be that you're not able to concentrate on something new because you're still concentrating on your previous task. Learning to clear your mind may help you move on to something new after a short break. Best of luck!