Stackoverflow Roundup: Programmer Productivity edition, pomodoro technique

Here’s a list of links and information I collected when doing programming productivity research on stackoverflow.com this morning.

Pomodoro technique & other ways to increase personal productivity? Any ideas?

Consensus: GTD and pomodoro help

Do caffeinated drinks improve your programming productivity, or cause more problems?

Consensus: not really.

What tricks do you use to get yourself “in the zone”?

Consensus:  Get away from all distractions. (turn off email, close web browser, wear headphones with non-distracting music)