The Delightful Overwhelm of a Pile of Undone Tasks

Breaking your work into manageable pieces and find enjoyment in them are skills that will continually give back to your strength and state of mind. Kolpakova Daria/Shutterstock

As I came back to work after a month off, I noticed myself feeling overwhelmed by the mountain of work in front of me.

I felt a ton of resistance and stress about how much work had to be done.