Oh this hit home for me. I do pretty much what yo...

2009-09-20T21:04:36.354-06:00

Oh this hit home for me. I do pretty much what you describe in here, perhaps to the extreme (which is how I find myself lacking sleep.)

My first step is to figure out which one is the revenue maker, which one puts bread on the table. And if all of them do that, I look at which one has the highest income. I try not to prioritize based on importance (though that too happens some times.)

After that I start to peel apart each project, for various reasons:

#1) In my line of work, my projects tend to be similar (all of them are programming to some extend). So I start looking at what's similar in the programming and do it all in one haul.

#2) What's quick and easy, what requires more thought and what can I identify as being the heaviest work load.

#3) Based on the above information, I can break up my day into work "blocks".

Unfortunately, when I reach #3 and I start tackling the various projects, that's where I get into my "mode" if you will. Once I'm working, and I get into the groove, I don't stop.

And consequently I end up doing more work on one project than the other as opposed to following my own regime of working a little bit on each.

Thank you for all of your insight!

I find myself right now in the exact situation you...

2009-09-14T08:35:06.836-06:00

I find myself right now in the exact situation you have described in your article. You have provided some excellent ideas on how to cope with the feeling of being so overwhelmed and how to focus on the tasks instead. Just reading this has helped me formulate my plan on how to approach each project and get the work done. Great article, thanks for the help!

Laurie

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