
How do you not get overwhelmed by too much work, short time + deadline
I have a shitload to do for work before leaving on vacation this weekend. Each task takes about 3 hours of work and my workdays are overbooked. So at home I work till crazy hours but there seems to be no progress. The only progress I’ve made so far is getting exhausted 😴 I’m feeling seriously overwhelmed now and feel panic entering my body 😭

Upcoming holidays always seem to make chaos build up in my calendar!! I can definitely relate. Just want to preface this by saying this is very much advice that I need to take as well, as I often forget all of this until work gets crazy overwhelming and then I remember I need to take a step back and slow down! I find it helps me to visually prioritise things in my calendar and remind myself I can’t do multiple things at once so I try not to overlap anything in my calendar and give myself a bit more time than I think I need because inevitably I initially underestimated the time I would take to do most things anyway. I figure it’s a bonus if I take less time! This also usually helps me to advocate for myself when other people might be wanting me to do something for them sooner than I physically can fit in my calendar. I’m often pretty disappointed in myself that I can’t do as much as I want to before I go away, but also need to actively remind myself that I’m not a productivity robot so have to give myself some slack so I’m not getting in my own way by feeling bad about myself and what I have the capacity to do. I hope that helps!