Dedicated Workspace

I think one of the best things a serious writer can do is have a dedicated workspace for writing. It can be as simple as a little table, or even a TV tray with a chair in front of it. When it is a place that you only go to to do work, and when you only get work done while you're there, you may find yourself being incredibly productive.

I've spent a lot of time trying to be productive in the same places where I relax, but I always end up setting work aside to go and relax. It's just something about areas having a certain designation in the mind - it makes us default to that feeling when we are there. 

The beauty there, though, is that the same phenomenon also makes dedicated workspace more successful for getting productive work done.