Go find that old notebook. Look back on your old to-dos. Do any feelings of stress, pressure, or overwhelm come back?
Now with the benefit of hindsight, did any of these old problems matter as much as we thought they did at the time?
There’ll always be a crisis, a deadline, and a reason to stress.
Looking back on old to-dos can help give us a little perspective on the current backlog of tasks we’re working through.