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Re: mundane things I do - When I sit down to start 'producing' something I will write a short list of to-do items (as few as 3-4) and try to cross off the first one as soon as possible. This first thing could be "purchase xyz domain" or "download latest version of Wordpress".

The act of crossing off something gives my mind a mental high and I then become really productive as I add more items and begin crossing them off.

Another strange thing I do is I will close down all programs and restart my computer. Once it starts up I will only open the one or two programs I need to use because it feels much 'cleaner' or perhaps 'fresh' when I do it like this. I think this may be due to my experiences in the past with windows and memory leaking programs and TSRs.

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