[hanula]

One thing which I can highly recommend to anyone with motivation problems and help beat the procrastination is pomodoro technique [1]. When I'm stuck or can't make the first move to get into the work mood, I just hit the pomodoro timer. Somehow the ticking clock gives me boost and puts me into hours of productive work. Always! It's the only technique which works 100% in my case. Try it out for yourself.

[1] http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/

[potomak]

I started using it when I started doing freelance work and it saved my life as working at home is much more distraction prone than working at office.

I also built Tomatoes[1] a tool that I suggest to track working time effectively.

[1] http://tomato.es

[teleclimber]

Can't say enough about the pomodoro technique as well. I tried many things, this is what worked.

After training myself to work when the clock is ticking, I now find that clicking the "start" button on my timer triggers something in my brain that puts me to work. It's kind of trippy actually.