What to do about?

If you make a schedule and can't adhere to it.  Sometimes I'll tell myself that I am going to get a certain part of a project done by a certain time.  If i fail to get that part done, it is tough for me to get on it because I get easily overwhelmed.  I guess I need to capitalize on that stress and get to work.

Morning work

I've found that homework in the mornings is primo.  Why?  Afternoons and evenings are distracting.  You turn on the TV at 8am you aren't gonna find anything worth watching.  Turn it on at 5pm and you may as well give up on homework.  Also, there is no one to hang out with.  If you call your buddy Billy-Bob at 8am he is gonna curse you then go back to sleep.

Highlighting/Note taking

So I'm torn whether or not to take notes or highlight or neither when I'm reading.  Short passages I can highlight and take notes over, but if a passage is long it simply takes too long.  Even highlighting seems to slow me down because I have to take a break from reading and put the highlighter to the paper.  On the other hand, both highlighting and note taking encourage rereading and studying and both increase reading comprehension.

Morning focus

Setting an alarm and working in the morning versus other times of day seems to help me.  In the afternoon and at night, I can't stop thinking about other things, so sometimes I'll just hit the hay and wake up early instead.