It is hard to be productive when you have worrying thoughts throughout the entire day. There’s a strategy of postponing the worrying. Let yourself worry about something, but later.

Choose a time and place for worrying. They should be the same every day, for example, in your living room from 6 p.m. to 6:20 p.m. During this time period, you can worry about anything you want. Just make sure it’s not right before going to bed. The rest of the day is a worry-free zone.
Write down the things that concern you. If you start worrying about something during the day, make a note and then continue to do your job. You will have time to worry about it later but not right now. Besides, there’s a chance you will stop worrying after you write it down.
During the allotted “worrying time,” check the list of your worries. If the thoughts you wrote down still worry you, let yourself think about them, but only during the worry time. The more you practice this analysis, the easier it will be for you to work out a more balanced view of things.

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