need more brains and arms

I am sitting here looking around my office trying to decide what to do next. I have a million projects piled up, classes to prep for and just regular old work to take care of. When I get overwhelmed I have a hard time starting any one thing but today I must. One thing that helps is having swiftly approaching deadlines, like Monday and Tuesday. Below all of that stuff is a book (work-related) I just received that I really want to get into, but feel I need to delay starting until I finish some things. Perhaps what I really need is two-fold: one, a cattle prod; two, a shovel.