There's a time and a place for both. If you are a constant procrastinator, forming good habits, even on trivial stuff, reconnects you with why you need to do t

There's a time and a place for both. If you are a constant procrastinator, forming good habits, even on trivial stuff, reconnects you with why you need to do the work, and prepares you for getting started. But after awhile, you find that you're just working, and need to produce. So it switches to deliverables. My only life hack addition: instead of calling it a day, pick what you are going to set for your next completion goal before you quit. This was a Hemingway hack to make sure he could get up the next morning and start writing immediately. I've found that even the most informal mental commitment the day before solves the starting problem and ends up producing more positive streaks. It is great at overcoming (and preventing) any kind of "block".