[header] How to survive your school work [title] The first thing you need to do is stop. [step] Just set everything aside for a moment. [substeps] The first thing you need to understand is exactly why you are stopping when you need to be working. 
The answer is simple: you are giving your brain a break. If you are stressing out over what needs to be done, then chances are you are not able to comprehend exactly what the schoolbook is telling you to do, and why and/or where you need to be doing it.