You sit down to write a proposal and see yesterday's shopping search, a news story and a half-read discussion. None of them is urgent, but each offers an easy first click.
Before a focused session, save anything you want to return to and open the document you will use. Write the next action at the top: outline the cost section, check the address or rewrite the introduction. A document with a visible starting point asks less of you than an open browser waiting for a decision.
Keep research separate
Some tasks genuinely need several tabs. Open those deliberately as the work calls for them. When a question is interesting but unrelated, put it in a note for later rather than following it immediately.
At the end, leave the next action where you can see it on your return. You do not need to keep every tab open as a reminder. If you regularly reopen the same reference, bookmark it inside the project folder so you can find it without keeping it in view all day.
