You're probably more of a planner personality then. I think some may have missed my point. When I write down what I did--I don't say I sat at a terminal and c

You're probably more of a planner personality then. I think some may have missed my point. When I write down what I did--I don't say I sat at a terminal and count that as productive. I make an honest assessment as to whether I made progress or not. This keeping honest puts myself into the right frame of mind to stay productive. It builds momentum. I feel a small sense of accomplishment every time I log a successful hour and it encourages me to want to keep doing it. I would count anything useful towards whatever my goals are as productive. Working in a notebook planning higher level things, developing an algorithm, or sitting down and writing code are all part of this process. I don't think my productivity/working hour is being questioned here so I won't address that.