Feeling Overwhelmed by Daily Tasks? Here Are Some Helpful Tips!

Write it all out
Sometimes we feel overwhelmed with all the tasks we have to complete. This often leads to confusion, anxiety and memory loss. To help yourself, write down everything that you have to do, that way you can see it in black-and-white and know you haven’t forgotten anything. You also will calm those racing thoughts that are trying to keep track of it all.

Prioritize
Everything on your list is importance, but not everything needs to be done right away. Take that list and divide it into three sections: Most important, important, least important. The most important tasks are the ones to tackle first.

Delegate
Is there something on the list that someone else can do? Maybe your spouse can do the laundry, and your child can wash the dishes. Maybe you and your co-worker can team up to handle one of the tasks. Learn how to ask for help and it will decrease your stress immensely.

Take on one task a day
Don’t tell yourself that you need to complete the entire list in one day. Tell yourself that today you will complete task #1, and tomorrow is task #2, and so on.

Forgive yourself
If you find yourself becoming distracted or too tired to tackle that “to-do” list, it’s okay. We all need a break now and then and just because you didn’t get anything done today does not mean it can’t be done tomorrow.