Ebb and Flow

The key to doing well in a high stress job is to understand that the craziness happens in an "ebb and flow" type fashion throughout the day.

How you choose to handle it will make or break you in the corporate world.

"Ebb and flow" is a term often used to describe tides... They come in and they go out.

In the same way, tasks in a high pressure job will always be there, but the stress you feel from all the work comes and goes in an ebb and flow fashion. Possibly based on deadlines or other priority items that need completion.

My trick has been to take some time to write "to do lists". Organization is super helpful in this process. If all you have to remember is to look at a "to do list" then you don't have to waste your energy trying to think about each thing on that list separately. It gives your brain a much needed break to work on the tasks at hand.

Also, I've found that it's helpful to take one task at a time. There may be a million things to do, but getting one project done is better than a bunch of half projects.

Those are my current musings. Take them as you may. Hope they help you in some way!