Comments on: Overwhelmed? http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/07/overwhelmed/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:31:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ribeezie http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/07/overwhelmed/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Ribeezie Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:34:35 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-177 I try to break things down into as many small pieces as possible so that I can get a sense of accomplishment once I've completed something. This makes the project slightly more enjoyable and not so difficult to accomplish. Otherwise, it's easy to let the feeling of being overwhelmed completely engulf us...to the point that we're deterred from continuing at all... Anyway, that's what I do. And some good music like Cirque du Soleil helps too.... :-p I try to break things down into as many small pieces as possible so that I can get a sense of accomplishment once I’ve completed something. This makes the project slightly more enjoyable and not so difficult to accomplish. Otherwise, it’s easy to let the feeling of being overwhelmed completely engulf us…to the point that we’re deterred from continuing at all…

Anyway, that’s what I do. And some good music like Cirque du Soleil helps too…. :-p

]]> By: allan isfan http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/07/overwhelmed/comment-page-1/#comment-176 allan isfan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:54:02 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-176 sleep ... oh what a luxury. I've tried lists but I get distracted and go off and complete some tasks before I finish the list. must be ADHD. the stuff I'm doing now is so fun, i can't help but get involved in more projects. I just launched the THEM=US project that I talked to you about recently and submitted to slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/aisfan/change-the-world (thx for the vote). I think I may have just gotten involved with another project in cause based social network space. but I'm not yet drowning, I'm surfing ... just gotta watch out for a crash or the beach ... whichever comes first! sleep … oh what a luxury. I’ve tried lists but I get distracted and go off and complete some tasks before I finish the list. must be ADHD. the stuff I’m doing now is so fun, i can’t help but get involved in more projects. I just launched the THEM=US project that I talked to you about recently and submitted to slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/aisfan/change-the-world (thx for the vote). I think I may have just gotten involved with another project in cause based social network space.

but I’m not yet drowning, I’m surfing … just gotta watch out for a crash or the beach … whichever comes first!

]]> By: lizriz http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/07/overwhelmed/comment-page-1/#comment-175 lizriz Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:38:15 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-175 Sleep! Sleep! Sleep! "Giving myself permission to sleep" has changed my life - *and* my productivity. And as for #10, I often complete to do lists. There's always more to do, but I do finish my lists, and certainly the feelings of being overwhelmed do subside as you get things done, or even simply by getting organized and getting through a few things that are driving you crazy. :) Great post! Sleep! Sleep! Sleep! “Giving myself permission to sleep” has changed my life – *and* my productivity.

And as for #10, I often complete to do lists. There’s always more to do, but I do finish my lists, and certainly the feelings of being overwhelmed do subside as you get things done, or even simply by getting organized and getting through a few things that are driving you crazy. :)

Great post!

]]> By: Alanna @ A Veggie Venture http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/07/overwhelmed/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Alanna @ A Veggie Venture Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:03:35 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-174 #10 is flat out wrong. The lists will never be finished because just of all the things you're putting off while finishing what's on the list. That said: Have you heard about the husband and wife who both kept lists? His was all neat and tidy, one by one, he clicked things off. Hers was a mess, no matter how many times she rewrote it. The difference? He only added something to the list when it was done and he could cross it off immediately. Now that's efficiency. :-) #10 is flat out wrong. The lists will never be finished because just of all the things you’re putting off while finishing what’s on the list.

That said: Have you heard about the husband and wife who both kept lists? His was all neat and tidy, one by one, he clicked things off. Hers was a mess, no matter how many times she rewrote it. The difference? He only added something to the list when it was done and he could cross it off immediately. Now that’s efficiency. :-)

]]> By: sassymonkey http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/07/overwhelmed/comment-page-1/#comment-173 sassymonkey Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:21:45 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-173 Number 7? I suck at that one when I'm working. It was really bad when I worked from home. Also bad at #9. At my last job I was really good at #1 but it usually went out the window as soon as I opened up my email in the morning (which come to think of it was part of the reason why I left, ha!). I agree with spoiling yourself too. Sometimes those late nights are just better when you have a belly full of take-out Thai food. Number 7? I suck at that one when I’m working. It was really bad when I worked from home. Also bad at #9. At my last job I was really good at #1 but it usually went out the window as soon as I opened up my email in the morning (which come to think of it was part of the reason why I left, ha!).

I agree with spoiling yourself too. Sometimes those late nights are just better when you have a belly full of take-out Thai food.

]]> By: zchamu http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/07/overwhelmed/comment-page-1/#comment-172 zchamu Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:56:48 +0000 http://suzemuse.wordpress.com/?p=158#comment-172 Excellent tips. I will add one thing: spoil yourself a little tiny bit. Get the venti vanilla latte on the way to the office, or whatever your poison is. If you're slogging through mountains of work, having that treat to sip on (or nibble on or whatever) actually cheers you up. "Oh, this proposal sucks. But oooh, this latte is so delicious." Excellent tips. I will add one thing: spoil yourself a little tiny bit. Get the venti vanilla latte on the way to the office, or whatever your poison is. If you’re slogging through mountains of work, having that treat to sip on (or nibble on or whatever) actually cheers you up. “Oh, this proposal sucks. But oooh, this latte is so delicious.”

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