I have had similar experiences, but only when I didn't have enough to do. The more I have to do, the more crammed my time feels. The more crammed my time feel

I have had similar experiences, but only when I didn't have enough to do. The more I have to do, the more crammed my time feels. The more crammed my time feels, the more important tasks seem to me, and therefore the more likely I am to do them. Taking only one or two classes at a time kills me, because I have so much free time I always think "Oh I can just do that later" and then never actually do it. With a full load of classes I think "Geez, I better do that now so I have time for the work I know I'm going to be getting later." Lastly, I've heard that meditation is supposed to quiet the noise in one's head. It hasn't worked for me yet, though I probably haven't been practicing it as regularly as I ought to.