Do one thing and do it well." I used that with my kids with some modification--do one thing at a time. When you try to multi-task too much, nothing gets done right and quality can suffer.
So put your best effort into one task and complete it with excellence then move on to the next.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.