a long period in a day, try to break up the activities into smaller segments that you can complete over a shorter period of time.  This will allow focusing on the item and recovering after.  You will find that if you employ this approach, you will get incrementally better each day.  All of those incremental improvements will actually cause major shifts in results over time. Complete Always Beats Incomplete -- People who go for perfection in what they do rarely are successful.  I operate under the model that complete always beats incomplete.  That means I will modify what I am doing if it does not look like I will be able to complete my work in the timeframe that I set for myself.  Usually, these modifications do not impact the final product. However, the product will be complete, and almost everything is subject to post completion review.  As a result, I work to complete things knowing that modifications can be made later. Follow these Tips for Being More Productive and you will see the value of your time skyrocket, along with the amount of quality work that you are able to complete each day.