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Besides the obvious answer of medication, which I've personally found very helpful, I think physical movement is the biggest thing for me for staying engaged. I just can't focus on things while sitting still which is obviously really rough as a programmer. I find that as soon as I have the urge to spin my wheels checking HN or tinkering with my emacs config or some other comfortable distraction I get up and take a walk, preferebly outside, in a way that makes my brain notice it's in a different space, then visualize myself working as I return to my desk.