To-do lists have their place. It is important to remind oneself that overwhelm comes from minding so many tasks at once. A To-do list is meant to provide the next step on which to focus and execute on. The issue is when one looks at the next step and the next 10-15 other tasks for the day. Be mindful in this, it may be worthwhile to copy the next step to a separate blank document and swap it out. That way the task is done with focus and the opportunity for overwhelm is made far scarcer. Continue in your exploits and recognise that much like a video game, one must have a certain level of experience, XP, and be a certain level before they can tackle larger monsters and objectives. This applies to to-do lists also, those that find burn out are far more often attempting to attack a level 70 to-do list while they are level 30. So, what happens? Some damage is done (as in objectives completed), and the to-do list ultimately wins. Work your way up. You’ll get there.

Meditate.

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