Shut off all distractions—your phone, the TV, your music, your brother. Anything that gets in the way of your ability to focus. Find a quiet place to work where you won’t be interrupted. If you can afford them, consider noise-canceling earphones or cheaper but just-as-effective earmuffs or earplugs. Set the timer for 25 minutes.* Get going, and focus on the task as well as you can. Twenty-five minutes is not long. You can do it! Now for the best part. After 25 minutes, reward yourself.
