I've found that starting the day with work right away boosts my productivity for the rest of the day as opposed to days when, for example, I check out my twitter feed or otherwise procrastinating.<p>Try this out: check your browser history and compare the days when the first thing you did was procrastinate on the Internet vs. the days you start with work. You'll likely find that days tht start with work are less filled with visits to sites like twitter, HN, reddit, Facebook, etc. than days that start with those activities. Now try making work the first thing you do in the morning and see for yourself.