When you find yourself not jumping onto a task, the task is unclear. Break it down instead of solving it. Break it down until it takes so little effort that you

When you find yourself not jumping onto a task, the task is unclear. Break it down instead of solving it. Break it down until it takes so little effort that you would actually rather finish it than break it down further. -planning the day in advance. Planning between tasks incurs HUGE overhead. -isolate yourself from distraction -declare goal in terms of whats-in-it-for-me -list things to do, write down (.txt / post-it) -iterate on breaking down -only do work if you can not break it down further -measure time I found the biggest waste is not in working slowly but between blocks of work. Include them in your next task's log. Log time every time you finish a task. Guesstimate time when breaking down a day/task, log time when finished. Improve. I found being in a flow is different from being extremely productive. Being in a flow only guarantees high concentration. It doesn't verify that you are moving in the right direction. Regularly breaking down tasks and iterating on breaking them down gives you a habit of refocusing.