Originally Posted by gornyhuy

Nice post!

Here are a few related ideas:
-get a whiteboard (or more than one) up next to your desk for brainstorming ideas, tracking successes, and listing bigger picture goals and organized milestones

-go on a forum/IM/news diet. Its easy to waste so much time and mental energy and focus by spending too much goof off time, getting pulled down in negativity, and constantly interrupting your flow and train of thought

-take breaks, short naps, and make exercise a priority. Your productivity will skyrocket when you are actually working, and you'll feel much better in general