I find it helpful to end the day by defining the first task for the next day of coding. The task needs to be specific and it needs to be quick and easy. I write

I find it helpful to end the day by defining the first task for the next day of coding. The task needs to be specific and it needs to be quick and easy. I write it on a scrap of paper and leave it on the keyboard. This gets me into the project with little to no friction and provides a quick accomplishment. It helps avoid the mind-wandering morning thoughts of "where was I" and "what should I do today". It's basically the Hemingway hack that's been mentioned plenty of times... "The best way is always to stop when you are going good and when you know what will happen next. If you do that every day … you will never be stuck. Always stop while you are going good and don’t think about it or worry about it until you start to write the next day. That way your subconscious will work on it all the time. But if you think about it consciously or worry about it you will kill it and your brain will be tired before you start."