It's similar to the "Paradox of choice" where Barry Schwartz argues that eliminating consumer choices can greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers. https://en.wikipe

It's similar to the "Paradox of choice" where Barry Schwartz argues that eliminating consumer choices can greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice One of the things to do is to minimize the number of choices you have. Then try and reduce your distractions e.g. tidy up your work area, go minimalist. One of the best ways to avoid procrastination is to use the Pomodoro technique http://pomodorotechnique.com/ http://pomodorotechnique.com/ This is one of the recommendations from Coursera's Learning how to Learn course: https://class.coursera.org/learning-003 https://class.coursera.org/learning-003 Finally you can try and develop a habit to Do One Thing: https://emson.co.uk/2015/01/do-one-thing/ https://emson.co.uk/2015/01/do-one-thing/ (sorry self plugged post).