I'd try using your physical environment (your body, workspace, food etc) to trigger and train your mind that it's time to focus on your startup. - Maybe creati

I'd try using your physical environment (your body, workspace, food etc) to trigger and train your mind that it's time to focus on your startup. - Maybe creating a separate workspace (maybe a coffee shop, library or even a different room) where you work just on the startup. - Scheduling a snack, some coffee/tea or a walk to punctuate the end of the contract hours and the switch to startup mode - When you're done for the day with the startup, create a "giggle-task" - a task so tiny and seemingly insignificant that you'll giggle the next day when you come back to startup mode and easily complete it. When it comes to creating the best circumstances for creation, the mind can be weird because it is saddled with memory and fear. My experience has been to treat the mind as the body's servant and mental effort becomes easier. The reverse seems to help when your body is the resistance (e.g too tired or sleepy to work out). (edited for grammar and format)