OVERWHELMED/OVERWHELMING
For
example, after a tough day learning English vocabulary,
a
student in an advanced ESL class might say:
"I am overwhelmed by the amount
of words
we learned today, I don't think I can possibly
remember all of them."
To help
you see through all of these feelings, here are a few suggestions to help you
come back to the reality of learning!
Re-visit
your Priorities:
When
your priorities are clear, is much easier to make decisions. Quick and
assertive decisions help you feel less overwhelmed because you can laser cut
through obstacles and distractions and get to your prioritized ”to do” lists
faster and more efficiently. Don’t underestimate this one!
Stick to
a Morning Routine:
This is
key! Creating a calm morning routine helps so immensely. I’m not always able to
do this, however, I have felt amazing results when I put it in practice. It
doesn’t need to be a long extended routine, if all you have is 15 minutes that
will do it. Tell your family about it, so they will learn to respect that time
for you. Some ideas of what you can do: read, listen to some soft music,, drink
lemon water, write, go for a
walk, exercise or garden. You can even just BREATHE!!
Keep
going, GET STARTED!
The secret of how to get
things done and not procrastinate or not end up doing something else is to GET
STARTED!. When you are ready to sit down to start that project, put yourself in
a space where there is no distractions (even though they are still going to
show up) when a distraction comes along notice it but consciously be very
strong to stay focus on starting your task.
Stay in the moment:
Don’t think about how you
won’t be able to finish it, and how you are going to need something else to
finish it, just GET STARTED. Once you start is on! Keep observing your thoughts
to convince you to stop, don’t engage with them. The perfect analogy/comparison
for this is the “getting yourself to the gym” one. Your mind will do all in
it’s power to convince you not to go, once you are there you will get it done
and the best part is that you’ll never regret you went.
If you are still here
reading along (thanks for staying) and
you would want to try to implement these,
I suggest you start with two of them only and
keep doing them throughout the
month.
If you have other methods
you use
when feeling overwhelmed, please share with us!
I use these methods too
because I am
the greatest procrastinator on the earth!! REALLY!!!
SUZANNE
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