My sister saw my weekly spread and called it a 'stress log'

She pointed out that my habit tracker had 15 items, and my to-do list for Monday had over 20 tasks. She said it looked like I was just logging my anxiety, not planning my week. I cut both lists down to 5 essential things each, and it's been way better. Has anyone else had to scale back after a layout got too packed?

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ben43620d ago

Nah, I'm the opposite. If I don't write everything down, I'll forget it and that's way more stressful. My brain needs to see the whole mess to feel in control.

matthew_wilson2219d ago

See, for me, seeing it all written out just makes it feel bigger and more real. I get overwhelmed looking at a huge list. My brain works better when I just trust it to remember the big stuff and let the small things go. If I forget something minor, it usually wasn't that important anyway.