When Your Task List Is Overwhelmingly Long

Taking the time to review priorities—and why they are priorities—can help you make the 'short list'

Sometimes there are just too many things to do, and sometimes there just isn't enough clarity about why they are worth doing.Stokkete/Shutterstock

I’ve talked with several people lately who have task lists from the floor to the ceiling, and it just overwhelms them. They’re not alone—I can relate, and lots of people have this problem.