Article: Too much to do: If you're feeling overwhelmed, try these ways to accomplish your job more effectively. (Rookie Advisor).

Has doing too much ever boomeranged?

It did for me on a recent Sunday, when I was rushing to complete all my weekly "to do's." I got up early and finished three school projects (I'm working on my MBA part-time at SMU and I go to church on Saturday night, for those who were wondering). I also finished my previous week's expense report and several other tasks.

At around 11:00 p.m., despite being tired, I thought I'd push ahead and do a few household chores. Thinking about something else as I raced to put away laundry, I slammed the corner of my linen closet door into my head above my right eye. I'll skip the gory details; I'm healing nicely.

But ...

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