[ OT ] SatChat : How do you get into the writing zone ?

Here's my problem: I have this idea as to how a story will go only to find that it is n't turning out that way, and I get stuck. So I do the following: 
 
 1 ) I set a goal of *x* amount of words a day ( usually small, sometimes only 100 words ). I make it really small, because stuck or not, I can put down 100 words no problem. Even if I do n't like those words. Usually by the end of my set amount, I want to keep going. If I do n't, I stop, but I have to write another 100 words the next day, and by the end of the week I'm usually past the part of the book I got stuck on. 
 
 2 ) First drafts suck... and they're suppose to. So if it turns out terrible, I just tell myself'Yay! I did something right!' ( or write! *sorry, could n't help it* ) 
 
 3 ) Rather than try to form my story a certain way, I try to listen to the story itself. If I do n't know what is going to happen in a part ( or the whole story ), I write vivid descriptions about the places and people and listen to what each person says/does, then make the other person respond accordingly. Typically, they tell me what will happen and it's WAY better because it's descriptive and characters are more consistent. The planning part takes place when I edit: ) 
 
 Whoops! Sorry this is so long! 
 *disclaimer: I write for fun and am in no way a pro*
