Categorize Your Tasks
Every time you need to add a new task to your schedule, give it a ranking. Is this something that needs to be done immediately? Is it something that will create more problems the longer you leave it? If so, deal with it first. If it’s not urgent, don’t feel bad kicking it down your priority list. This approach will help prevent you from spending your days putting out little fires that would have been simple to fix if you’d not been distracted by other tasks earlier.