For me: - Have a regular start time - Have a morning checklist (mine just consists of "check email", "clear the github notification queue" - If you're having

For me: - Have a regular start time - Have a morning checklist (mine just consists of "check email", "clear the github notification queue" - If you're having trouble starting, just tell yourself, "I'll just open my editor, and jot down the first baby step for my current task, then I can slack off." When I leave work in the evening, I generally add a todo task to my morning list (e.g. noting where I left off: "Get tests passing in the foobar branch and open a PR"). I find the "just open my editor..." thing really does work. It's the same principle as putting on your workout clothes when you don't feel like working out. It's just a mental trick to kick yourself in the ass.