Ask HN: How to stop taking on too many projects getting burned out?
I am currently swamped with projects. I can't point to any particular project and say "This one was to much" but all of them combined have got me totally overwhelmed.
Even though I know I have a tendency to take on too much, I still find myself in this situation repeatedly. I think back to 6 months ago when I was agreeing to do some of these projects and I remember my thought process: 'I better be careful not to take on too much. I better make estimates extremely conservative.'
Nevertheless I find myself having far too much to do and not enough time to do it in.
What techniques do you have for not taking on too much? How do I get to the magical state of being able to underpromise and overdeliver?
Even though I know I have a tendency to take on too much, I still find myself in this situation repeatedly. I think back to 6 months ago when I was agreeing to do some of these projects and I remember my thought process: 'I better be careful not to take on too much. I better make estimates extremely conservative.'
Nevertheless I find myself having far too much to do and not enough time to do it in.
What techniques do you have for not taking on too much? How do I get to the magical state of being able to underpromise and overdeliver?