Your homework first

The first fifteen minutes after a break are your most effective minutes, because your mind will be cleared, and ready to work hard. Give yourself a pep talk and dive back in, refreshed and ready. Create incentives to finish. Put a carrot at the end of your homework, like a new episode of your favorite show, or a chunk of video game time.

Visit the tutoring center or help desk at school. Many schools have after-school tutoring services or help desks for students who need a little extra help with their homework. It can be very helpful to have someone to look over your work, sit with you while you complete it, and keep you working diligently.

Yes! Lists! Here you go: Despite the above advantages and disadvantages of tackling the easy or the hard homework first, there really is a proper way to approach your homework assignments that will set you up for getting more done. And here it is:

Compare how productive you were (or weren’t) and how you felt during each approach. Another idea is that you could start with a small homework assignment, then do a hard one, and then take a short break. Do another small homework assignment, do another hard one, and then take another short break.