Style and Substance Summer Series Ep3. Prioritising to Reduce Overwhelm
Aug 7, 2024
Feeling overwhelmed? Discover the power of prioritization to simplify your life. Explore practical strategies to balance motherhood, work, and transitions. Learn how to differentiate between urgent and important tasks, regain clarity, and boost productivity. Embrace clarity and reduce mental clutter with practical steps for effective task management. This episode drops insight on creating space and finding your confidence amidst the chaos, leaving you with a manageable list of what truly matters!
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Overwhelm Managed by Prioritizing
- Elizabeth Cairns shared her experience of overwhelming urgent tasks and how listing them by deadline helped her manage stress.
- Prioritizing tasks by urgency gave her reassurance and a clearer path to completion.
Prioritize to Reduce Overwhelm
- Make a list of all your tasks and categorize them by urgency and importance.
- Delegate, defer, or drop tasks that don't align with your goals or timeframe.
Urgency Illusion Increases Stress
- Feeling overwhelmed often comes from a lack of clarity about what needs doing and rushing all tasks as urgent.
- Treating everything as urgent causes stress and diminishes productivity.