This is useful advice for starting any assignment, but especially those more difficult ones. 

Basic tips for motivation. Minimally patronising, maximally useful. 

What to do when you feel you should be doing something but are not really sure what that something is. 

Overwhelmed by a big essay? Stacks of revision? 

Don't worry, sit down and make a plan. Break down those big tasks into tiny tickable ones.

Still too much to do?

Make those tasks more tiny!

When you have lots of revision to get through, it is a good idea to work out what areas of your course need more attention than others. 

Once you know what tasks you have to complete, you can fill out a weekly planner to help stay on track.