Working on compartmentalizing stress this week. Lots of stress with work (work load and personalities) and parenting, hoping to be able to focus on taking care of myself better by time boxing when I focus on which stressors.
It's looking like the difficulties and pressures won't let up any time soon, and situations like likely get worse, so hoping this is a fine if growth with my own ability to manage multiple very stressful situations.
I've found historically that I often feel like I'm drowning in impossible situations, then defying my own expectations excel and do really well, and then I wish I didn't lose so much sleep so many nights. Hoping to continue to excel without losing sleep and skipping personal priorities due to (over) stressing.
@SecondJon
You just described my last few work weeks. Do you have a method you use for compartmentalising? I've found the Pomodoro Technique helpful (when one abides by it.)
@EzriJayu I've done pomodoro before and may implement again, but my biggest problem currently is that when I've physically walked away I keep trying to think through problems to solve them. Sometimes for multiple hours that I should be sleeping.
That's really counter productive, and throws off my following day, (or week!) and I skip exercise and eating healthy, adding more stress and causing problems long term.
I'm trying to convince myself that this is the real problem I need to resolve, rather than when projects, deadlines, difficult work personalities, troubling situations as a parent, etc. Hoping I can get that mind space redirected, then set very clear limits each day for work duties, but wish on being more focused on one problem at a time with work. I think that's where pomodoro will fit in well, trying to be hyper focused on the major high impact fires in dealing with.
We'll see how it goes this week and if I can stick to it.