Ask HN: What systems do you use to stay productive?

Planning out what I will do the next day at the end of the previous day.

Work on the most important thing first thing in the morning when you have the most will power.

Turn off all phone notifications.

Do not check email till lunch time.

Use a single program or process to manage all incoming tasks, at work this is Jira. I will not accept any tasks that come from other channels. This puts everything in one place and helps prevent things from falling through the cracks.

What you want is the personality aspect called "conscientiousness". It has a very specific and technical psychological definition. Research and implement that as much as you can over your natural inclinations. You should be able to supplement it with habits (which is obviously what you're asking for), but just because it works for someone else doesn't mean it'll work for you. You'll have to evolve a system. Discard 90% of what you try, find the wheat in the chaff, etc...