I would advise the opposite than most: Focus on one thing at a time, if that requires a lot of effort. Multitasking is not as good as it has been marketed to us

I would advise the opposite than most: Focus on one thing at a time, if that requires a lot of effort. Multitasking is not as good as it has been marketed to us. For instance, I was studying for an IT certification, while at the same time reading books and working on a side project.. guess how much time went by without me accomplishing it (although I advanced some on the other 2), but my main focus was the cert. Anyways I ditched all the other disctracting things, focused and put all my effor only on the cert and I got it in two weeks. Also, focus on stuff that you will use and/or try to apply what you learn, and make PRIORITIES of what you want at the moment, so you can choose the correct thing to focus right now.