Overthinking When Unproductive

Get in the habit of cleaning one small thing at a time every day or week.

Try a little decluttering in specific areas each day. The process can calm your brain and reduce stress. Your ability to organize yourself has a major impact on your success.

1. Declutter your workplace
2. Mindfulness
3. Exercise, in any form
4. Engage in feedback mechanisms
5. Reflect on one task at a time
6. Help a colleague

Decisive moments set the options available to your future self. A habit must be established before it can be improved.

Habits can be completed in a few seconds but continue to impact your behavior for minutes or hours afterward.

Many habits occur at decisive moments—choices that are l...