Too much to do!

I have learned that productivity goes down as stress goes up. This is a concept that I have just learned to accept, because it really doesn't make any sense! When you have more things to do, you should be able to get more things done, but it normally works to the contrary. The more things you have to do, the more time you spend needlessly assigning what tasks you will do when, and you eventually end up procrastinating because you are too overwhelmed to do anything. This is such a bad cycle to get into. Normally what helps me is to ask myself: "what tasks do I NEED to complete, and what are the tasks that I WANT to complete." The most important things will float to the top of my "to do" list, and the less important things will assume their positions towards the bottom. If I can focus on one NEED at a time, it normally takes the stress off of the entire situation, and lets me build momentum in the process!

Hope that helps!

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Enjoy your day!

-M