[javajosh]

I've started writing myself "work receipts" - slips of paper that are dated and recount what I did for whom. I stick them in my backpack and then transfer them to FreshBooks. I find it very satisfying to have a pile of small squares of paper that represent real progress and are worth real money at the end of the day.

I've considered using a logbook, something bound so that it's neater, but I have to say I just love having a single small slip of paper sitting there beside my computer as I work. It is a testament to focus - it is a physical talisman representative of singular focus.

It works really, really well.