Swamped?

A. Swamped with what?

1. Work
2. Board exam reviewing
3. Thoughts
4. Trying to manage 1-3 in a noisy house full of children
5. Doing default responsibilities like cleaning up after eating, crossing the street carefully

B. What to do?

1. Work
1. Make lists
2. Prioritize
3. Make new list
4. Re-prioritize
5. Actually do work according to a-d
6. Consult with people
7. Have breaks to chug numbing coffee, or the prescribed dose of water
8. Speed-find things in a lot of folders
2. Board exam reviewing
1. Make lists
2. Prioritize
3. Read
4. Solve
5. Rest
6. Nap
7. Sleep
8. Coma
9. Wake up Nov 4 and proceed to testing venue
3. Thoughts
1. Un-think
2. Re-think
3. Think of ways to permanently un-think thoughts
4. Un-think ways
5. Re-think ways
6. Sleep
4. Trying to manage 1-3 in a noisy house full of children
1. Let them do what they want if it silences them
2. When noise levels escalate, bare teeth
3. When it gets out of control, lecture
4. If there is no time/energy for a-c, just make them sleep early
5. Doing default responsibilities like cleaning up after eating, crossing the street carefully
1. Think safety: you wanna live, don’t you?
2. If not doing it will result in scolding/lecture, do it.
3. Make mental lists
4. Prioritize

C. How to prioritize: Consider resources

1. Time
2. Money
3. Energy
4. Kindness
5. Politeness

D. Follow this order of reducing swamping stuff:

1. Eliminate: if you can help it being not done, then don’t do it
2. Substitute: free market, hello?
3. Modify: if getting from A to B is difficult/time consuming, there’s a good chance you can do it another way
4. Delegate: Be a “team player”
5. Chop: step by step, ooh baby
6. Beg: less is more

E. Conclusion

I’m too swamped to make one.