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So many people, including myself at times overextend themselves on a day-to-day basis. Don’t overextend yourself! This leads to not getting things done because of the overwhelming amount of pressure we put on ourselves. I used to and still do at times push myself to complete exhaustion mentally every single day. Doing this leads to burnout and you will not be able to function efficiently practicing this unsustainable lifestyle. Everyone, myself included, needs to break down their tasks into manageable daily activities. Organizing things into bite sized steps that we can accomplish daily will add up to efficiently completing big goals over a period of time.
Cramming is something everyone has done. Whether it be for a high school essay you waited last minute to start, or a work deadline you have to meet, people usually procrastinate which then leads to cramming. I have experimented with many ways to solve this issue. One of the best things I have come up with after reading a plethora of books and experimenting with new approaches is breaking down big tasks into small 30 minute to 1-hour tasks I can complete in a day without it being too much and too time consuming. It also allows me to narrow my focus on one specific aspect of a task rather than spend time trying to figure out what aspect of something I want to tackle first. This alone is a huge time waster, and pre-planning an activity that is small yet productive will eliminate much of the procrastination aspect of completing large tasks. This also allows for pieces of larger tasks to get done daily which adds up to completion of the large task in a timely matter. If you can do just one piece of the puzzle every day, you will avoid overextending yourself, and get things done with less stress in a more efficient and timely matter.
I have been known as of late to overextend myself on a daily basis. From managing my blog, to running my amazon business, studying for my upcoming real estate exam, and managing school work, my workload has left me sitting at my computer for 8-12 hours at a time almost every day during the week. I realized I spent a large portion of the day jumping back and forth between aspects of a larger task, not knowing exactly what I want to get done that day. I have found that identifying an aspect of a task that I want to tackle for that day allows me to eliminate procrastination, and often complete my work for the day in just a few hours leaving time for myself to do as I please which is much needed. After all, you need to be able to balance work and life, and implementing this strategy will help run life much more efficiently!