Hi everyone! Following Lizzi’s post, I thought I’d add something in here. My name is Ashley and my current title is Research and Insight Manager at Emotion at Work (although that title has shifted over time!) If I use the introductory post prompts from @Lizzi P as inspiration, then I’m currently feeling like my work is busy. Something I often struggle with is knowing I have a lot of to-do’s (that may be spread over the next few weeks) but feeling like I have to complete them all now. I can triage well, I can jot down the urgency of each thing and prioritise effectively, but it doesn’t kick that feeling of overwhelm when I have a lot of things sitting on my desk that are ‘incomplete’. Does anyone have any tips on how to avoid feeling like you need to “finish” everything, especially when the tasks don’t need to be completed urgently? Striving towards ticking everything off my list ASAP isn’t always the most helpful! Completely unrelated to the context of the post is a photo of Winnie, who makes sure I don’t end up glued to my desktop! 🐶

Posted by Ashley Hilton at 2023-07-07 16:13:47 UTC