Every time you feel stuck or you’re getting started working on a big project ask yourself this: What’s the next action?
That’s all you need. Once you have a clear answer to this question focus on accomplishing that action and put everything else on hold.
Of course, deciding the next action is much more complex, but that is the subject for another post.
David Allen, the author of the book “Getting Things Done” has some great tips on being productive – having a clear list of “Next Actions” sets the foundation for all of them.