The timeboxing described here works well for me because it makes me just sit there and start. I've noticed doing that with other things. The reasoning is if I have to sit here anyways, might as well work.
Just so you know, I set up my office along pg's suggestions. I had moved off all non-work-related stuff to the desktop computer.
I've also been using Pivotal Tracker. The gig I'm working on had pulled in Hashrocket, and they insisted on it. The stories are chunked down to easy bite sizes, so I've been able to crank it out.
The real test though will be doing this for the non-consulting projects, where the payoff is going to be far far away...
Just so you know, I set up my office along pg's suggestions. I had moved off all non-work-related stuff to the desktop computer.
I've also been using Pivotal Tracker. The gig I'm working on had pulled in Hashrocket, and they insisted on it. The stories are chunked down to easy bite sizes, so I've been able to crank it out.
The real test though will be doing this for the non-consulting projects, where the payoff is going to be far far away...