Eliminating distractions was actually quite easy for myself. As long as I've got silence, I can focus well. Procrastination is another issue, for exactly the r

Eliminating distractions was actually quite easy for myself. As long as I've got silence, I can focus well. Procrastination is another issue, for exactly the reasons that the author states: lack of concrete goals. With bigger projects, concrete goals are harder to make. Especially with software, I'm always a horrible estimator, and I'll write something like "Get X feature to start working". It may be a small feature, but it ends up moving in all the different directions that I'd never expect it to take. I've tried becoming a better estimator, by recorded what I intended to get done, what I did get done, and then reflecting on that. It's a slow and simple process, but I think it's working. Or maybe its my bad estimation ability fooling me again =p.