I've found a couple of those tips really useful in this past year. Since I'm a student in China and working on art projects as well as programming, I'm not qui

I've found a couple of those tips really useful in this past year. Since I'm a student in China and working on art projects as well as programming, I'm not quite so focused on the computer. But having a checklist on paper is probably the biggest improvement I've made. When a list is on my desk, I don't even have to think about what I want to work on. It's just right there and it's easy to get to it. Checking things off is also a great feeling. Thus far, I haven't felt the need to subdivide tasks (tip#1) since the biggest obstacle for me isn't confusion. It's just a matter of the inertia of getting started. Once I'm actually sketching something or doing HW, it's very easy to lose track of time and find that I've worked for an hour or two and it's done.