Nitu Mohanka suggests scheduling a dedicated worry time, like 7:00-7:30 p.m., to stop worrying from derailing your day. When a worry pops up, postpone it to that slot instead of spiraling. Your mind gets its outlet without tanking your focus.
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Do you worry a lot and then you feel guilty that you have spent the time worrying when you could have used it for doing some productive work? If that is happening to you, here is a very easy hack to get out of this loop. Schedule your worry time. Yes, you can schedule your worry time that, okay, I'm feeling worried right now, but I will worry around this time instead of right now. Right now I will focus on the task at hand And I schedule maybe 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to worry about this thing. If you do this, you will see that your mind instantly comes out of it and start focusing on the task at hand. Then why not just schedule your worry? Mind gets addicted to worrying also, and if that is something that your mind is demanding, just give it to your mind, right? Schedule it.