Here's some strategies that might help. Just try and see what works for you - for me they all work - at least for a while ...
- Use an mp3 player with easy listening music.
- Talk to yourself about what you're doing.
- Break down the work you have to do in small tasks and make a list; strike out the things you have done.
- Do something that's fun first. Doesn't matter you didn't deserve it yet.
- Make a plan and don't stick to it. Work your way back from the end. And stop doing that by working on something in the middle. Do something first that you planned to do later.
- Try to work in a crowded place, like a pub, or a bus.
- Try to work with the television on.
- Get a *****y boss, or someone who wants to pretend to be *****y.
- Challenge yourself. Set very tight deadlines, so that you can deliver an extraordinary achievement if you make it. And be extraordinary proud if you do.
- Twitter about what you're doing.