How do you work?
calvin: I'm chained to an 8-5 shift currently.I do my "real" work (or at least interesting work) when I get home and work on my own projects.Generally, I pick one task to focus on and pound away on it for a few hours.  I am assisted in the process by an eclectic variety of background music depending on the focus and the tempo of progress being made.If I begin feeling that no more progress can be made or that a different approach is necessary, I'll take a break or work on something else and let my brain stew on the previous project in the subconscious.