Today I had a huge amount of work to do, mostly writing. I had got to the point where I was feeling a huge resistance to carry on, together with anxiety that I would not be able to finish my work. It was at this point that I remembered advice given to me from a number of sources, to break the task down into smaller actions.

I went one further and broke it down into tiny actions, actions that on their own seemed almost embarassingly small. But then when I inputted them into my outline I had 6 actions that would result in success, and any of them I could mentally handle.

This was enough to get me out of my rut. Once the resistance was overcome, I actually managed to work my way through two of my actions, and get back on track.

So, if your actions/todo’s on a project are making you feel overwhelmed, or if you seem to be avoiding doing them, break them down until they can be completed in 5 minutes or less. And then notice how you feel.