I recently got a lot of work and I am very stressed , I know it doesn't helps but it has taken over me!
I usually don't get so much stressed but this time it seems like a really lot of work to handle. also having life stuff to manage too that takes a lot of time too.
What should I do guys?
Congratulations on having so much work!
Most people underestimate the body’s psychosomatic response to stress. Depending on your personality/character/DNA/WhoKnowsWhatExactly, you can be more or less susceptible to this. In a nutshell it means that the emotional stress you feel could manifest itself physically before long.
Lots of good advice above, I particularly like John’s. Here’s what works for me after trying many approaches:
- I realized the early morning hours are significantly more productive than anything after lunch. If I compare morning hours with late evening hours, my productive and problem-solving ability is exponentially higher in the mornings. So I changed my schedule permanently. When on deadlines for a long period of time, I get up at 5:30 or 6 AM and start working. By the time lunch (around 12 or 1PM) comes along , I can take a long break to recoup, then add a few more hours for things that aren’t complex. Short breaks are due every 1 to 2 hours for me. I also make sure I’m in bed and sleeping by 10:30PM at the latest.
- sleeping is the most important activity you can do for your body. If you do nothing else, get more than 7 hours of sleep. YOUR BODY NEEDS THIS. It also means you can’t expect to get into bed at 10PM and fall asleep at 10:10PM. You need time to calm your mind. I switched to taking showers about 30 to 45 minutes before going to bed. Calms me down and lets me get right to work in the morning.
- as mentioned above, if you have enough financial capital from this work, consider getting an assistant. This can let you focus on writing, not the menial, time-consuming stuff that you should not be worrying about.
- our bodies thrive with routine (tricky when freelancing): so settle on a rundown of a day and try to stick to it with minor variations only. Do get outside and look at some green; something happens to us physiologically when we see nature. It calms us down. I have a dog that requires me to go out on long walks twice a day. Religiously. Seems like a waste of time, but let me assure you that if I have a musical problem, insolvable only minutes before the walk, by the time I come back it is solved. Always. Your mind thrives when it has the time to think about nothing because it defaults to thinking CREATIVELY.
Good luck, really!