10 Signs You Are Trying to Do Too Much

1. Forgetting Tasks – One of the first signs of too many tasks is that you start forgetting them. A good todo list will help, but you can only keep track of so many todos at once.
2. Not Getting to Your Priorities – If your day is spent chasing the menial and doing the unimportant, you will never get to top tasks. When you have too much to do is when you start doing the unimportant at the cost of your priorities.
3. Dropping Tasks – This is not forgetting tasks, but rather not getting to them. You know you need to do them, but you just can’t get to them and you let them drop.
4. Letting Others Down – You usually let yourself down first, (see #2), however, next you will start letting others down. You will not complete work that you have to do for others, at work and at home.
5. Making Promises your Time Can’t Keep – False promises are a sign that your productivity is overextended. You say, “I’ll have it to you today” or “I’ll get back to you by X date,” but you know that will never happen.
6. Over-Stressed – Much stress is self-inflicted and unnecessary. When you have too much to do, you are creating stressful situations for yourself.
7. Not Sleeping – When your mind is weighted down by all you need to do, you won’t be able to rest. Symptoms include not getting enough sleep, and not being able to sleep when you do try.
8. Missing Opportunities – Opportunities are usually time-limited. Are they gone by the time you “get back” to them? Missed opportunities are a danger sign that you are not keeping up with your work.
9. Paying Penalties – Late fees, rework, and fines are penalties that you will pay for being behind on your work. If you are working “in arrears” on your task list, you are going  t create more work for yourself.
10. Your To do List is Unmanageable – I am a big believer in  capturing all tasks  to your link, however if your list is starting to resemble Wikipedia then you may have too much to track. Your list should be manageable to the point that you can review, prioritize, and act on it.

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