As you all know, most people spend their waking hours in what is known as beta state. In this state, one reacts to each external stimuli and finds it difficult to maintain concentration on one task.

In contrast, those experienced with meditation (actually concentration --- one-pointed focus) have been shown to spend this meditation period in a different brain state known as alpha.

Several devices are available to encourage the alpha state --- mind-altering substances, baroque music, 30 minutes of continuous movement, etc.

As much as I enjoy writing Perl programs, I often find myself in beta state at work --- I am jumpy, unable to maintain concentration ,browsing Perlmonks instead of working ,etc.

I woud like to know what you gentle-people use as your means on maintaining an unbroken focus on your Perl work tasks.

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