I'm not sure if this falls under "brain hacks" but here's something for the folks who work remotely. What helps me a lot is to start working within 15 minutes

I'm not sure if this falls under "brain hacks" but here's something for the folks who work remotely. What helps me a lot is to start working within 15 minutes of waking up (9AM). No reddit, no hackernews, no any other kind of news before noon. This usually results in the majority of the work getting done before early afternoon. After that, I work at a more relaxed pace until 5PM.