I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim

Frida Kahlo

Cranking out widgets is one thing; deciding which widgets need cranking first, and in what quantity, is quite another — especially if you are now charged with continually improving the system, or determining whether you should even be cranking out those widgets at all.

David Allen

From his NYT article:

“I’m overwhelmed, and with all the changes going on here, it’s getting worse. There aren’t enough hours in the day to do my job.”

“I have new responsibilities that demand creative and strategic thought, but I’m not getting to them.”

“I have too many meetings to attend, and I can’t get any ‘real’ work done.”

“I have too many e-mails, and, given day-to-day urgencies, the backlog keeps growing.”

“I feel like I’m not giving the right amount of attention to what’s most important.”

And here’s a common kicker, for those willing to admit it:

“I just can’t keep going like this.”

Sound familiar?  Read the rest HERE - NYT Overwhelmed

Directing is: you're overwhelmed the whole time. Your mind never stops. If you care about it. You wake up in the morning and you begin thinking about it and then you go to sleep at night and you're still thinking about it.

Campbell Scott