Last night I completely cleared off my desk. I simply put everything "behind me" for now. It made a huge difference! It's so nice to sit down with a clear, empty desk. It relaxes me. I can focus on the task at hand. I know I will get to that other stuff later on.
I also write my to-do list fresh. I don't just carry over the old list. The act of freshly writing down the items helps set my intention to work on them.