Can we all admit that being overwhelmed is not a good feeling? It just feels like everything compounds on one another. Like the mountain just keeps getting bigger and bigger with no end in sight.
This sometimes leads to anxiety building up and then for me I get a little angry because of everything I feel like I need to do.
If you think about it, the process of getting overwhelmed makes sense. We spread ourselves a little bit too thin and that makes it hard for us to accomplish all of our goals.
We have these endless to-do lists that keep getting bigger and it seems like the harder we work, the farther we get from our goals.
I want you to think about a bucket right now.
Think about what it’s like when you start to pour water into the bucket. It fills up, right? Your brain is the same way. You have a finite amount of space in your brain for all of the stuff that you think you need to get done.
Every time you add something else, it’s just filling up your brain bucket even more. When that happens, things start to fall off to the side right? If there’s a finite space then we can’t really keep adding stuff until we free up some space.
That’s where this activity comes in… you’re going to want to grab a pen/pencil and a notebook.
You’re going to want to put aside 5-10 minutes and just do this one simple activity. You’re going to spend the next 5-10 minutes just writing down every single thing that is in your mind. Seriously. All of the thoughts you have should be written down in the notebook. All of the unfinished projects, all of the household chores, all of the phone calls you haven’t made yet.
Write them all down in this notebook so that you can visually see exactly what has been on your mind lately.
Doing this might make you feel a little overwhelmed and that makes sense… I mean look at all the stuff you have to do!
After this, you’re going to need to set up a plan of action. I personally like to do the little things first. The stuff that’ll take like 5 minutes or less. Then CROSS THOSE THINGS OFF YOUR LIST.
The process of crossing these things off is huge, every single time I do it, I feel a little bit less overwhelmed. You’ll also see that you are clearing up some more space in your mind.