"Feats like studying for a professional licensing exam, writing college applications, training for a triathlon, running a political campaign, opening a business, a DIY construction project, or a hobby that requires a license (like pilot training). When undertaking these types of endeavors, it's common to experience feeling overwhelmed. Strategies can help us manage this and not quit, be more successful, and, importantly, enjoy our experience of the process."
"When you're pursuing a goal for months, it's impossible to always maintain intense, unrelenting focus. Consider periodizing your plans. For example, construct blocks of focus with some rest between them. Or, set up your plan so it builds to a peak of intense work, but then you have a lighter week to drop accumulated fatigue before building again to a new level of peak intensity."
Long-term pursuits lasting months to a year often create intense periods of required focus, which commonly produce feelings of overwhelm. Overwhelm can be a natural consequence of doing hard things, but can be navigated with deliberate strategies rather than merely enduring it. Pacing and periodization organize work into focused blocks with planned rest and recovery, such as weekly days off and longer breaks every few weeks. Endurance-sport models show how to alternate training blocks, include shorter events for variety, taper before peaks, and recover afterward to avoid linear intensity increases and reduce accumulated fatigue.
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