One Balanced Life

to prevent from functioning in a normal way: she was incapacitated by her to-do list.

If you catch a glimpse of your list and experience a sense of overwhelm, I offer the following tip:

Break your list down into the following categories:
1. Emails
2. Calls
3. Projects

Tackle the "quickies" like the emails and phone calls. These are the items which make our lists feel like they are 3 miles long. And really they are the quickest to tick off. You've probably heard me chat about clearing the clutter, apply that logic here. And I promise you will feel so incredibly productive when you are done. Now that you've freed up some energy, you can direct your attention to the bigger items which generally take more time and mental gymnastics.

P.S. Please share any tips you have for dealing with overwhelm.

P.P.S. And yes, I do the above almost daily as I often find myself staring at my to-do list or re-writing it hoping some items will just do themselves.