I'm trying to do the same, and I too found that you have to keep a list of some things. My boss, for example, only gives me feedback on my work once a week. An

I'm trying to do the same, and I too found that you have to keep a list of some things. My boss, for example, only gives me feedback on my work once a week. And when he does, it's a three page report on what is going to change. (yes, I know...) You can't do all in one sitting. You can't remember everything that is in that report. So it passively sits in my inbox for a couple of days until I finished the last item. I think it all boils down to: keep a list of what you really have to, check off items as soon as you can, ignore what is too far away.