[noisy_boy]

One thing that I have noticed somewhat cuts through the haze of prompt->change->prompt is to drop into the editor when I notice something that is not exactly bad but isn't exactly what I want. It doesn't even have to be a big change - infact smaller annoyances are better in this case because they itch more.

Don't let the agent scratch that itch - it is your hungry inner programmer expressing the need to eat i.e. do it correctly as per your taste. That morsel of work is sustenance.

It also activates the thinking gears that only kick in when I am writing the code. In the same process, the code sinks in better and becomes part of the mental model, even if I may not have paid attention to every single line.

I have also noticed that the mode switch puts me in a marginally better mood - sort of a recharge for the next bout of prompt->change->prompt.