Getting started ‐ I have a hard time getting started on homework

• Find a place you are comfortable completing homework with minimal or no distractions.
• Try to make a list of things to accomplish and check them off as you complete them.
• The list could include steps to complete tasks, it does not have to be the whole task, such as “Write my entire essay.”
• Instead, it could be easier to start with completing some steps of the task, such as:
“Today I will:”
1. “Read 10 pages from Chapter 1,”
2. “Write 5 thoughts I had about the chapter,”
3. “And make an outline with keywords I will use in my paper.”
• If you are working on a paper, start with a list of ideas or topics you think you will cover and write those down.

  These do not need to be complete sentences at this point.

  It's just to get you started in the writing process.