Some things I have learned: Make a big, approximate plan of everything you have to do. Take the first step and detail it, dividing it in little, non-scaring ta

Some things I have learned: Make a big, approximate plan of everything you have to do. Take the first step and detail it, dividing it in little, non-scaring tasks. Then start working on the first. While you are working on one, concentrate on that and forget about the big map. Seriously divide work and non-work life. During the non-work part, completely forget the work. This is actually beneficial for work too. Never sacrifice on sleep. If you notice that you find difficuly in starting a new task on your list at the beginning of a work day, try closing your work day by leaving something to be completed (but that you know how to do it). This helps bootstrapping the next day. But don't think about it all the night! If you feel that coding is becoming boring and repetitive, escalate your skills a little (enough to make things interesting, not enough to cause panic). Learn metaprogramming.