ποΈ How I Start Every Week to Avoid Overwhelm
Apr 02, 2024As you may have discovered yesterday…
Mondays can make or break your energy and motivation for the rest of the week:
I used to feel like Garfield.
I’d over-exert myself at the start of every week, thinking:
“I’ve got to get EVERYTHING done on my to-do list to stay ahead!”
But every time I’d do that…
I’d be SO exhausted by the end of the day that I’d spend most of Tuesday recovering from my high-octane efforts.
(It’s Tuesday now, so maybe this resonates with you today in particular)
So a few months ago, I decided to change things around. π
I started treating Mondays as my “ease-in” day instead of my “full throttle day”.
I’d use the start of the week to transition into my work week by:
- π© Catching up on missed emails
- π Exporting stems and deliverables to clients
- π» Prepping project files for the composing work I had to do that week
Oftentimes, work on Mondays would be half as many hours as the other days of the week.
BUT…
Over time, I noticed that the hours I worked overall were more consistent and more focused.
The burnout I used to experience regularly nearly went away completely.
And I had a LOT more fun on the first day of the week than I’d had when I put all that pressure on myself.
So I’ve stuck to treating Mondays as my permanent “ease in” day.
Next time you’re feeling overwhelmed by a busy week, try reducing the pressure to “get it all done” Day 1.
Ease in, and trust that with consistent, well-paced effort, your work will be completed π
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