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By: Jeffrey Friend

Jeffrey Friend — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:59:00 +0000

Wow… Great advice! It’s also good to hear other web workers with the same issues we have. This is a daily problem, and ignoring social media for the moment is a great tip. I also set my email to check every hour, instead of every minute. That allows me to only get stressed eight times instead of every minute of the day!

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By: Priyanka D

Priyanka D — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:41:01 +0000

Making a task list immediately to sort the overwhelmed feeling helps me when I feel that.

By: Mahmud Ahsan

Mahmud Ahsan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:00:05 +0000

Good Advice.

By: Jeff Yablon

Jeff Yablon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:14:05 +0000

Great advise-points, but I agree with Meryl: the real technique that needs to be mastered is managing your clients, AS WELL AS yourself. Jeff Yablon President & CEO Answer Guy and Virtual VIP Computer Support, Business Change Coaching and Virtual Assistant Services

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Handling Numerous Urgent Tasks | Lawyerist — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:06:58 +0000

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By: Meryl K. Evans

Meryl K. Evans — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:56:43 +0000

Cynthia, what about asking for a later deadline. I’d think interviews and reviews don’t need turning around within a day or two. When book authors and publicists contact me requesting a review — I tell them that it won’t be fast and they’re understanding.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:46:18 +0000

LOL – are you sure you weren’t watching me work this week? I usually have a great flow going but I don’t know if it’s the coming holidays or what but my inbox is loaded with To Dos.

The hard thing for me is getting out of fire drill mode. By afternoon I start dealing with the newest items in the inbox just to make sure there’s nothing major. Then I have a tendency to do the small jobs that I can do and delete. Trouble is, there’s always some small jobs and the big jobs get left undone. That’s no good.

I also battle with the delete or say no button. I have to face the fact that I can’t take on every interview, review, suggestion that’s offered me. But that’s a toughie