How do you get in your "productive" mode?
thaumaturgy: Work in a public place (cafe, library).Alternatively, here's my trick: I have a "work" Pandora station. I turn it on when it's time to work, and I never turn it on unless I'm working. While it's on, it's time to work.When it pauses after an hour, I can choose either to take a short break -- with the music off -- or I can immediately re-start it and continue to work for the next hour.It's been a handy bit of mental conditioning.