You conscious?

I strictly believe, one should not mix emotions with his/her profession. At least a developer should not. One should be only professional about his/her work and not sentimental. Then only you can enjoy perks of both.
But there is this certain sense of selfness which often stumbles upon while working, can be called as your conscious. When you are working with an upset mind, you are very much aware of the fact that it is you who is working on something which makes you nervous and you are not able to give out your best. You may take hours to complete things that would have been done in minutes otherwise. Basically you mess up anything you do.
Its quite obvious to be nervous if your boss yells at you or passes signals that he/she is not happy with you. It will definitely affect your work.
In my case, if I am upset, i take a break and have food :). Just spend few minutes not thinking about the thing just happened and get back to work.
I think only experience can fix those things. If you are getting conscious, work more often, you will lose it eventually.

Bored???

Another software guy got bored of his job? Doesn't know how to spend time? Or the worst part, are you on bench? Don't worry, we have got a good news for you folks:). A recent Slashdot post tells about ideas that were born of the spare time. Web 2.0, Ajax, Linux kernel development to mention a few.
Check this out - http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2007/05/the_awesome_pow.html
So if you are suffering from the same problems, cheer up and try to work on a spare-time project. Chances are you would be able to do better whatever you do, software:) No harm. Plus you can gain a little recognition in the web world.
Believe me, I am trying to work on a spare time project myself. Its hard for sure :). But I won't quit. Let me know if you complete yours :)