Comments on: Dealing With A Crushing Workload

By: zak

zak — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:46:25 +0000

Find an equally overwhelmed friend. When I’m really busy, it helps to have an accountability buddy. You find the system that works for you, but I used to e-mail my list of accomplishments for the day, as well as my goals for the next day. It tends to work better when the reciprocal because then you both have to hold up your end of the bargain.

That said, I had a friend in college who scheduled every waking moment of her day. And she managed to fit quite a bit in. I like more fluidity.

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By: Michael Henreckson

Michael Henreckson — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:34:26 +0000

It’s strange how in our electronic world the to-do list is one of the few things we have that actually gives us something to look at and say, “I got something done”. It’s something you can actually see, one of the few remaining visual cues that we’ve been productive.

By: Lindsay Berglund

Lindsay Berglund — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:57:53 +0000

To-Do Lists!

I love them and use them all the time! Not only do they help you to organize your time and prioritize what tasks need immediate attention, but making a list means you won’t be wasting precious mental capacity trying to remember all the things you have to get done. As a bonus, you get a nice sense of accomplishment every time you physically cross a task off the list!

By: torbjornrive

torbjornrive — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:16:15 +0000

Ah, I’m with you on that: working full time, taking a business course, and also about to get into some part-time school for the next year and a half.

Project wise I’m not stuffed to the tits, but I’m looking forward to a certain busy-ness (and we’ll see how long that feeling lasts).

By: Michael Henreckson

Michael Henreckson — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:12:07 +0000

@torbjorn
True, saying no is important, and my preference is to keep my schedule lighter because too much to do tends to make living a bit of a drag. Right now I’m finishing up one project, continuing with school, and starting a new project. Before too long hopefully I’ll be back to school and only one project.

By: torbjornrive

torbjornrive — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:00:28 +0000

I think the key is NOT getting to the point where your schedule is that full! i.e. being okay with saying NO. Yet, of course, you often need that project so it leads on to the next.

The thing with procrastination is that the things you’re most likely to put off are the ones that CAN wait until the end of the day, or until the boss is around to see them happen. It’s always the small things that get me – but at least it’s not the large ones.