Overloaded, Overwhelmed, Stressed Work Team?

The Bad News is Time Flies – The Good News is You’re the Pilot

Ann Michael Henry

Professional Organizer

Real or Illusion?

Illusions Deceive the Mind

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Activating Event

Consequences: Positive Negative Neutral

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Beliefs

Homeostasis

Multitasking

Multitasking vs Productivity

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Getting Everything

Done

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Perfectionism

Unitask

Deliberate Practice!

Right Now…

Prioritize

Prioritizing Factors

1. Impact 2. Time 3. Difficulty 4. Cost

Binary Thinking

Pareto Principle

Winning with NO

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Chunking

Handling Interruptions

Delegate

Pick the right person Clarify Confirm Understanding Set date/time Confirm date/time

Stress Triggers

Feelings

• Sadness

• Anger

• Fear

• Disgust

• Surprise

• Joy

Energy Allocation

Fight or flight

Immune

Cell replenishment

Energy replenishment

Mise En Place

Ann Michael Henry Professional Organizer

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