Overcome Overwhelm: Dealing with the Feeling of Being Overwhelmed

When you feel overwhelmed by all the things you need to do, it can freeze you into not doing any of them. This will only make the situation worse. So, you need to seize control. And there's the way. It's my Overwhelm Routine.
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Program 1: Managing Yourself
Course 6: Personal Productivity
Section 1: Effective Working
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LESSON NOTES
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Overload vs Overwhelm
Overload is an objective state
Too much to do in the time available, with the resources you have. We will deal with overload in a later video in this course.
Overwhelm is a subjective state
The feeling of not having control of your workload - and therefore not able to cope. Overwhelm is a stress response.
When you feel overwhelmed by all the things you need to do, it can freeze you into not doing any of them, which will only make the situation worse. So, you need to seize control.
The Overwhelm Routine
1. Know your enemy
Make a ‘Now List’ - all the things that are overwhelming you.
2. K.ll off the weaklings
Cross through any items that are not important.
3. Send the stragglers to the back
Find items that can wait 24 hours or more. Transfer them to a new sheet (‘Tomorrow List’), and cross them off your ‘Now List’.
4. Tackle the tiddlers
Put a big asterisk against all the items that will be quick to do (five minutes max). These are your ‘Tiddlers’.
5. Fr-nzied attack
20 minutes of doing as many Tiddlers as you can. Start with the first on your list and work down.
6. Regroup
After 20 minutes, cross off the Tiddlers you killed off, and take a five-minute break. Decide which of the unmarked items (‘Big Fish’) are most pressing.
7. Measured Attack
Start work on your Big Fish. Only tackle the steps that are urgent now. Transfer the rest of the task to your Tomorrow List. Work for around 45 minutes then cross off any work you've completed and take a break.
After your break, return to step 5 and keep cycling steps 5, 6 and 7 until you feel back in control.
RECOMMENDED EXERCISE
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No exercise here.
Just use the overwhelm routine when you need it.
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Sir Mike! Thank you so much for this. Finally a video that made me understand what I am actually feeling.

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I'm really glad it's helped you. Now go overcome that overwhelm!

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V well written! Good pronounciation! 😉

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[@shruthirajaram1996]

This was an amazing video. Thank you I'm gonna put this to use.

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That's great! I hope you find it works for you.

[@savannahbanks]

Examples would help.

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Maybe. But the work you do may be very different from the work I do, or the next person does. And I don't think this video needs to be longer. Is there a part of the video you are struggling to understand?

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Very well written.

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Thank you.

[@bunnyPt16]

Very insightful, always thought overloaded = overwhelmed and vice versa, really enjoyed this video.

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