Comment by jasunflower

For me the best way to get stuff done is to get up early, and to get up early I go to bed when tired, and try to get up at roughly the same time every day without an alarm clock. The "brightest slice" of my day is my most creative and most productive. I use downtime or slow-brain time to design and draft, and I use late-night sessions to create todo lists for the morning attack. Procrastination is usually a result of insufficient preparation and non-ideal environment. First make the ideal environment, then get to work. I like the tip about meditation, that definitely helps a ton with clarity, emotional modulation, and your motivation can be more than just for yourself -- to help lots of people, everyone, through your labors.