Getting out of the house and going to a coffee shop helps make sure you don't get distracted by things around the house. Not only this, but separating your wor

Getting out of the house and going to a coffee shop helps make sure you don't get distracted by things around the house. Not only this, but separating your work environment from your living environment can help you (a) focus more while working, and (b) not think about work when not (from my own anecdotal evidence). After a few years working from my bedroom, I decided to rent an office a short walk away from my home. It reduced 12 hour work days with 5-6 hours of actual work to ~8 hour work days with ~7 hours of actual work done. YMMV - local Starbucks, coworking space, or a separate room in a house could work equally well, but IMHO, having a dedicated work space definitely helps. (EDIT: corrected typo, "20" -> "12" hour work days).