I like to get out of the house on Sunday. There's something about working from home that makes you go a bit stir-crazy sometimes, so getting out is nice.

And I've found recently that changing my environment can do wonders for productivity.

I spent half a day in a coffee shop and wrote four and a half thousand words on a monster article I'm working on (who knows, it might even turn into a book at some point).

I don't like to take calls when I'm out (seems rather rude to shout away into a phone when people are trying to grab a coffee).

But for thinking, planning and writing it just seems to work well to sit by yourself with a bit of a general buzz going on behind you in a coffee shop.

I even used to do it when I was running big projects as an employed consultant. I'd escape from the office every few days to get some quiet time for thinking and planning. Although I must admit, sometimes I was planning my escape from employment :)

I'd advise you to try to change your environment every now and then. Get out and do some work from a coffee shop. Or sit in a meeting room by yourself for a while.

It can make quite a big difference.