I don’t know if you are having the same issue, but…
Suddenly, my next two weeks are really full!
How did that happen? I thought I was “off” for the month! I only begin correcting exams at the end of the month. But I have a guest teaching “week” this week with a focus on leadership and team development, plus an important funeral of a good friend, so now this week is much fuller than expected. Next week looks about the same because of birthdays and such.
And that makes me mostly happy. I get to teach something I love; I will certainly not be bored - and the funeral will bring closure for many of us who loved Helen.
The How of productivity without overwhelm:
How do I keep from feeling overwhelmed, even if the activities are (mostly) great?
I use a couple of coaching tools on myself.
One is the Eisenhower Matrix (some call it the 4 Ds of time management; you can look up both)
Another is writing everything down- on the family calendar, on my electronic calendar, writing it in my to-do journal…
These two activities help me to separate the important from the urgent, and to keep everything “together” so it gets done in as calm a manner as possible.
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