What I do for work might be a litle bit different than some others, but basically this:
- 1 pot of green tea for constant low-grade caffeination
- 1 notepad with my to-do list for the day
- Extensive collection of trance/ambient/goa music to help me get into an altered state (coders' trance), played at low enough level so that the music doesn't snap me out of reverie due to massive volume changes.
The music is probably the most important part to keeping me 'in the zone', and many types will do... the important part is making sure it's not music that requires thinking to listen to, or is too 'catchy' that'll make me want to whistle or sing along.
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