the crunch
I am 2.5 weeks away from the end of this semester and things are starting pile up and cloud my head. Life can get stressful and as I seek to bring order to this chaos I thought I’d share a few of my techniques:
- Make a list. It’s very easy to stress about “all I have to get done.” Often times we stress over the ALL when in reality, after writing things down, it’s really not that much. Now, if you do have a TON to do after making your list then continue onto line number 2.
- If I could only do ONE thing: prioritize. Putting thing in order of their priority is nothing new. I know I used to get bogged down by thinking EVERYTHING is priority number one though. Now, when looking at my list of TO-DOs I just ask one question over and over: If I could only do one of these things which would it be? Make it a life or death situation. If you’re honest when answering that question and you keep asking it, then trust me when I say that you will find peace as you accomplish the most important things first.
- Compartmentalizing is not procrastination. Once you know where your focus needs to be make sure it stays there. There is nothing positive about stressing about things over which you have no control. Spend all of your time, mind, and energy on the task at hand.
Those are just three steps that I try to use to get things done. If you can’t do everything, make sure you do the most important things.
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thank you fultons!
The countdown has begun. Ten days from today I will be flying out to Chicago to attend a 3-day intensive workshop on producing held by the Commercial Theatre Institute and the Theatre League of Chicago. I’m thrilled! Everything is falling into place and I’m feeling less stressed and more calm and confident regarding the experience.
Tonight I’ll start packing and taking care of all the final details (maps, appointments, letters, research, and homework I’ve got to get done first).
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