What do you do to boost your creativity and/or productivity?
gte910h: Whenever I have issues getting something done next, I say: "What activity, if I do it right now, will bring me closest to the next payment" I then do that.(Disclaimer: If you do not run a custom prodcut development company, this question may involve some heavy reworking to get you something useful).If I'm having issues generating different ways of doing something, I've done Mind Maps sometimes, cleaning things (I don't know why this stimulates my creative mind, perhaps because I hate cleaning things), buy and read/skim books on the topic..As far as zone goes, I suggest a ritual if you're having problems getting the "cares of the world" out of your mind.Drink here, notepad here, and emptied, listen to a short song, then go. Or do three jumping jacks, shut your eyes, breath deeply, sit down and fullscreen your ide, etc. Just something to start off coding in a way to signal to yourself "I will be doing this now".Or a couple day retreat to solve what problems that are plaguing your life and constantly harrying you if you're actually thinking about your problems instead of zoning. While you may disagree, you brain likely things certain things very important and will bug you to holy hell if you don't deal with them completely.