Procrastinator will definitely get to it later
Here are my personal tips:
Start each day by making your bed (!), followed by a bit of outdoor exercise. Keep it simple -- walk around the block, unplugged from your phone.
Get a notebook and a black and a red pen.
Casually break down your day and your larger tasks into a list of small reminders, using bullet points in black, with an open circle or square next to each one. When a task is completed, fill in the open space with the red pen.
I cannot stress enough the satisfaction of coloring in that open square!
("Make the bed." DONE!)
Set yourself a loose timeline of things to do before noon, and things to do by 5 p.m., and make sure to include tasks that you enjoy.
Set up a reward (or bribe) system, such as: "After I send five work-related emails, I will visit the break room."
Deliberately adjust your final deadline to a day ahead of schedule. Beating the clock will feel great.
Set aside 30 minutes every Sunday to open your work at home and at least look at it. This will help you to kick off your week with less messy angst.
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