Great post, this mirrors almost exactly my prep for getting down to work. Smoking (not recommended) definitely helps my focus but if you're using caffeine and s

Great post, this mirrors almost exactly my prep for getting down to work. Smoking (not recommended) definitely helps my focus but if you're using caffeine and smoking remember that nicotine catalyzes the break down of caffiene meaning you'll need to consume more frequently. Also, recommend instead of coffee, tea which contains L-Theanine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theanine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theanine which also helps with focus and cognition. I think also there is a balance to be had with browsing, often times I'll use ideas or projects I've heard of by looking through HN and other sites. If you factor in how much code you'd have to write if you didn't know about this project I think that a moderate amount of browsing improves productivity.