I started a habit a few months ago that's been very helpful: each morning I have to log >= 1h on my primary creative project before I'm allowed any "scattering internet," which I define as email, Slack, news, social media, etc—anything that heyfocus.com would reject.
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I guess it depends on how you define "work"! I mean an hour on my primary creative project, which is sometimes my job and sometimes not. For me the helpful thing is getting momentum first thing in the day while my attention is weak. Often 7:30–8:30.