A step forward is a step forward
When you think about it, most of the tactics we subconsciously use to deal with stress aren’t that great. They tend to be internal – they’ll reduce the stress level temporarily, but don’t do much to change the circumstances causing stress.
So after a few days of feeling unproductive and overwhelmed, I made a list of all the projects/goals I’ve got going in one stage or another right now, which means they’re all spinning around in some part of my mind at the same time. Seeing it all on paper (well, dry erase board) was a bit shocking. I hadn’t realized I’d committed myself to so much, even if the commitment was only to myself.
But.
Writing it all down was a start. Now I can take a more systematic, methodical approach. Now I don’t have to be thinking “I should be working on this and this and this and this,” because it’s out of my head. I can just look at the paper and see what needs to be done.
And yes, writing here is one of the things on the list. I haven’t been here as much as I should the past few weeks, and (one) goal is to change that.
Michael, I miss you. I know you are going to achieve great things, even they are all being sorted out in your brain (and on dry erase board) at the moment. I miss you man. Hope all is well in the Pacific Northwest!