Here's a great article on athletic performance which I think is very relevant to programmers. Read the article in reverse. The section on negative emotions affecting the athlete due to "concentration loss" is a typical one, particularly towards the end of a long coding session when tiredness has already set in.
If you feel your coding session is going haywire take the following actions. Consciously control the flow of your thoughts, don't act/code anything without feeling you are in a state of calmness and complete control over your coding. Stop time in your own mind. Stop being a whirlwind, breathe and see the bigger picture.
Use mantras to refocus your mind.
Then go back and finish your program.
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