Use a to do list or an appointment book Writing down the things you need to do has a number of benefits. It helps you not forget anything, it also reduces stress by giving your head the space to drop your mental checklist. Prioritise your tasks Compete the most important, then do the quickest tasks. If you have a few "to do's" that will only take five minutes, get them done and out of the way. Big tasks can be broken down. Its easy to feel overwhelmed when you have big jobs in front of you. Breaking bigjobs into small peices helps you get started. Limit distractions What are your distractions? distractions such as social media or TV. Allow time to finish tasks but also allow down time for the things you enjoy. Make sure you prioritise whats important first though. If you cant limit your distractions, then move away from them Have boundaries between work and play, turning your phone off, be somewhere where the distractions are around. Give yourself tim...