Another helpful activity is giving. yourself deadlines for finishing projects (and always have them a few days earlier than any deadline from an editor, etc.). Most of us have several projects going at the same time, so I find concentrating on one for a few days, then another is productive. And of course, if I hit a wall on one project, I just move to another for a bit. So, you have your daily schedule, but you also want a plan for the week and the month.