fighting computer-induced ADD

I'm looking for tips to fight computer-induced ADD. When I am not online, I rarely have this problem, and when I'm not using a computer, I never do. But take right now, when I am:

  • copying a new d-i build to keychain for testing
  • listening to music
  • reading a page about the mars rovers
  • helping two different guys on irc
  • chatting on a different irc channel
  • downloading something (I forget what)
  • reading and responding to email
  • blogging

By the time I finished writing this list, the first item had changed to "testing the d-i" and "debugging a problem in hw-detect". Earlier today, I began to boot up d-i and could not remember what I was supposed to be testing this time around, since four new things had intervened in my attention since I started the build. And I know that I do my best work when I'm completly focused down on one problem.

It's insanity, living life in little slices like this. Please help!

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