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Ask yourself; My tasks realy has to these unimportant details? If you say yes, then they are not unimportant. They are a part of your task. Keep doing them. Some of your tasks could include a lot of details. So, how can you define "finished task" with not doing some details? Also don't bored with doing them. Learn how to get fun with doing them. If you say ...

It sounds like you are finding other things to do and working on them with your task. One way to deal with this is write down the things you think of but stay focused on the core of your desk. That way you don't lose your focus/train of thought but also don't forget about the other items. Then when you need a break/complete the main task, you can ...

Do you absolutely HAVE to do all these projects? If not, perhaps, it's time to prioritize your goals (I have some pet projects which will take all my free time and then some if I won't stop myself) Also, you might want to relax and let your creative side take charge - write down all questions, problems etc on the list of paper and put in your pocket; every ...

I think this is a facinating question, and for me, it's quite linked to the classic 'how come I can play a computer game for 14 hours in a day and not be able to deal with my email for half that' I'm going to try and challenge the assumptions in the question a little bit. I remain to be convinced that eight hours of coding is better than six hours of ...

Make an absolute rule to catch sleep at least for 6 hours, and take short cat nap once in a month or a week just to get that the sleep deprivation out of your system and get it declogged. For me it’s hit the bed at 12 and get up at 6 which means skip parties and late night movies but make few exception if there is need and it is must, it is tough but one ...

Say you were code rewriting. Plan ahead how much time you're spending in a row. I suggest anything between 25-50 minutes, followed by a short break of 5-10 minutes. If the task is finished move on to the next, if not repeat the procedure. Interruptions Doing difficult or boring tasks can make you very vulnerable to distractions. Maybe you've just had an ...

I dropped out last winter. I deliberately took a year break to learn, understand and practice the art of coding. Though my daily cognitive productivity/activity may vary a lot from you, I study/build things for twelve hours, six days a week. Yes, it takes a lot of discipline and motivation to strive for consistency. I too fail a lot. But during the process ...

Get her some Professional help.. A counselor perhaps..! Change the focus of her life... help her find something interesting.. some new hobbies perhaps... Cooking, crafting,crochet and what not!! If she gets interested, she can even use them to generate income.. Let her have "good" company, people who can support her, give constructive criticism and help ...

Take a break on a schedule. You need the break before you feel the effects of exhaustion. If you reach the first stage you described anyway (even after taking breaks), stop then. When you reach the stage where you are working at one half speed, you are actively harming your project and that is when more (And generally worse) mistakes are made. It is a ...

I'm a software developer by profession (just shy of a decade professional experience) It's very common when you're nose to the grind stone for every two hours you work your effective productivity drops severely. By the time you approach 8 to 10 hours you're practically wasting your time. What has worked well for myself and those I work with is to break up ...

I think you need to take some time for tasks like responding to email, documentation, source control management, compiline, code review and refactoring that should not be as taxing. Manage your time, so you make sure you do this stuff. It may be difficult to motivate yourself to do some of the mundane tasks, but that is another problem.

Consider building out an "Urgent/Important Matrix" that may help. That may give you an idea of what is worth doing now and what may be worth doing next. If you see 101 things in the important boxes that may give a bit of motivation to just get something done rather than procrastinate on it some more.

This is usually another form of procrastination it is more pallatable because you are doing things just not the right things. It usually stems from fear of the unknown or the fear of failure. Both of these can be solved by confronting your fear and doing a little project planning. Instead of working on the details grab a piece of paper and answer the ...