06/01/2025
. Do you continue to get overwhelmed with to do lists ?
Procrastinate !
Feelings of failure and anxiety when nothing gets ticked off !
And it then all becomes so overwhelming and an unhelpful cycle begins …
Our brains can be trained to think differently and the feeling of finishing off tasks can be very rewarding.
Here’s how …
⭐️ Start really simple . As long as our brains can see that we have tasks ticked off it gives us satisfaction. Doesn’t matter what these tasks are . Making your bed , having a coffee , getting petrol…..
These tasks are everyday things we do and are pretty achievable. Your brain will start to retrain itself at this point , slowly and steadily. You will start to feel a sense of achievement
⭐️ I would keep these small but important steps on my list , for a while longer as I start to structure my lists a bit more in depth. Here’s how and why ….
At the beginning of the week write down everything that needs to be done , structure these in categories to most important to least . Write you list in advance for the week ahead keeping in mind your coffee times to yourself in the morning , grocery shopping , school pickup what ever it may be . Try not to do more than one big task a day , and drop in a couple of mid level not so important tasks .
So what if you don’t get that big task done ! Look at your list and see all the other tasks ticked off this can still give you a sense of accomplishment . We are still retraining our brains . Slowly we won’t feel so overwhelmed by everything that needs doing .
⭐️ These are super easy strategies to follow if overwhelm really gets on top of you and stops you in your tracks . Following these simple steps we can
start a healthy pattern off finishing off the tasks given to us
⭐️Most importantly be kind to yourself, give gratitude to yourself , tomorrow is another day …
